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GRENDON 



and bases, but the inner order is of square section on 

 moulded imposts. One of the capitals and both the 

 bases are badly mutilated, and the surface ornament on 

 the inner order of the arch is very much weathered.' 

 The north doorway is pointed and of two orders on 

 moulded imposts, the outer order square and the other 

 with a hollow chamfer. The contemporary window 

 adjoining it consists of two plain chamfered lancet 

 lights, the dripstone of which follows the line of the 

 openings. Bothaislesare without buttresses. The south 

 aisle has a string-course at sill level along its east and 

 south walls as far as the porch and retains a beautiful 

 13th-century trefoil-headed piscina with plain circular 

 bowl and short jamb-shafts with moulded capitals and 



only, which alone is lengthened.* No piscina remains 

 in the chancel, but there are good 1 5th<entury triple 

 sedilia, with crocketed ogee cinquefoil arches and plain 

 jambs and dividing pieces; the seats are level. Below 

 the north-east window is a chamfered arched recess, 

 in which is a small plain altar-tomb.' The sanctuary 

 was paved with marble in 19 14, but the rest of the 

 floor is flagged. The pointed chancel arch is of two 

 chamfered orders, without hood-mould, the inner order 

 on moulded corbels supported by grotesque faces. 

 There is no screen. 



The 14th-century pointed arches forming the two 

 eastern bays of the nave arcades are of two chamfered 

 orders, springing at the west from the 12th-century 



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bases. The porch, though much restored, preserves its 

 13th-century pointed outer arch of two chamfered 

 orders, the inner order on half-round responds with 

 moulded capitals. - 



The chancel is of three bays, with diagonal angle 

 buttresses, chamfered plinth, and string at sill level. 

 The lateral buttresses are modern. The 15th-century 

 four-centred moulded east window is of four cinque- 

 foiled lights with traceried head and hood-mould, and 

 on either side of it, about mid-height, is a small carved 

 head. In the south wall are three square-headed win- 

 dows, all with double-chamfered jambs, the eastern- 

 most of three and the others of two trefoiled lights. 

 There is a priest's doorway of two continuous orders 

 in the middle bay. The two windows in the north wall, 

 one at each end, are also square-headed and of two 

 trefoiled lights, but the middle bay is blank. The 

 westernmost window on each side is lengthened,^ its 

 lower portion forming a low-side window, but the 

 treatment differs. On the south side there is a transom 

 to both lights, but on the north to the western light 



■ It can be distingvithcd clearly on only 

 six of the eleven voussoirs. It does not 

 occur on the soffit. 



' The base!, if any, are gone. 



' The sills of the easternmost windows 

 •re 5 ft. above the top of the plinth, those 

 of the two westernmoU windows about 

 3 ft. 9 in. 



* Internally there is a sill for the lower 

 west portion only. Both low-side win- 

 dows are glazed and are e<)ually splayed 

 inside. That on the north retains its original 

 iron grille: .iisoc. jlrcli. Su. Rrp. iiii, 

 ♦ 16. 



' The recess is 5 ft. 6 in. » ide and 2 ft. 

 deep. 



pillars, and are wider and loftier than the older arches.* 

 The later octagonal pillars, one on each side, have 

 moulded capitals and bases,' and on the north side the 

 arch rests at the east end on a restored moulded corbel. 

 On the south side there is a half-octagonal respond 

 which probably belonged to a former 13th-century 

 arcade. In the south arcade the arches have hood- 

 moulds on both sides, but on the north to the nave 

 only. 



There are three plain square-headed clerestory 

 windows of two uncusped lights on each side; they are 

 without hood-moulds and arc widely splayed inside. 



The 15th-century windows of the aisles, with one 

 exception,* are of three lights,either trefoiled or cinque- 

 foiled, and with four-centred and square heads. The 

 east window of the north aisle is widely splayed inside, 

 and its sill stepped to form a rcrcdos for the aisle 

 altar. 



The tower is of four stages, with moulded plinth 

 and diagonal buttresses its full height at the angles. 

 The pointed west doorway has continuous-moulded 



' The span of the ijth-century arches 

 is about 10 ft., that of the I4.th-century 

 arches about i } ft. 6 in. 



' The bases stand on square plinths of 

 the same dimensions as those of the earlier 



pillars. 



• The easternmost window in the north 

 wall of the north aisle is of two lights. 



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