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Archeology. 



SAXON AND NORMAN. 



EABLY ENGLISH. 



DECORATED. 



Lesnes 

 Abbey. 



Longfield 

 (St. Mary). 



Lullingstone. 

 North Cray. 



Orpington. 



Founded 1178 by Richd. 

 de Lucy for Canons regu- 

 lar of the Order of St. 

 Augustine. Originally 

 about 40. x 97 ft., and 

 square tower 17 ft. 

 against N. side of 

 chancel between nave 

 and chancel. 



Small Norman window at 

 West end of aisle. 



N. window of chancel 

 plate tracery. 



Windows most 

 decorated. 



plain 



llth or 12th cent. In- 

 terior 100. long ; original 

 walls ; no aisles added. 



W. doorway: flat -pointed 

 arch, chevron & dog- 

 tooth ornament. S. 

 column broken away to 

 take holy-water stoup. 

 Early Transitional chan- 

 cel arch ; S. door of 

 chancel groined, lower 

 stage of tower. Lancet 

 windows ; small trefoil- 

 headed piscina ; 14 ft 

 sq. interior area of 

 tower, which is in re- 

 markable position,being 

 placed on N.E. side of 

 the nave's east end. 

 Possible mural pulpit 

 Porch & altar tomb 

 within it probly. temp. 

 Ed. III. 



Plumstead 

 (St. Nicho- 

 las). 



Ridley 

 (St. Peter). 



Walls of S.W. & part of 

 E. aisles believed to be 

 Norman. Three lancet 

 windows in S. wall also 

 of Norman type. 



Norman window on N. 

 side of nave. 



Chancel arch, on corbels 

 Trace of small aisle or 

 chapel, once opening to 

 it by plain E. Eng. arch 

 on imposts. 



