140 KNOWLTON CHURCH AND EARTHWORK. 



each side of the altar at the east end of the Chapel. There was also 

 a narrow aisle, 5ft. Tin. wide, on the north side of the Nave, and at 

 the west end there is a tower built in three compartments, 8ft. 4in. 

 from east to west, and 8ft. from north to south. 



The walls form an interesting example of mediaeval masonry and 

 are built almost entirely of flints with bands of stone to bond them 

 together. 



The ashlar work of the jambs and arches, especially of the earlier 

 work, is beautifully executed and almost savours of Roman handi- 

 craft, and, considering the exposure it has been subject to, is in a 

 wonderfully good state of preservation ; the same may be said of 

 the plaster on the walls. 



The early Norman work in the Nave is also most interesting ; 

 the narrowness of the opening between the Chancel and Nave (only 

 4ft. lOin.) should be noted as being one of the characteristics of 

 that period. The tower is of the Early Decorated period and is 

 very pleasing in design, and the arch, although plain, is well 

 proportioned and the execution of the masonry good. 



It seems strange that a Christian church should have been 

 placed in what was evidently once upon a time one of the sacred 

 circles or places of worship of a barbarous tribe, perhaps where the 

 Druid priests conducted their mysterious rites. 



