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south arcade opens into an aisle or chapel two bays 

 long of the same date as the chancel. It has an 

 inserted fifteenth century three-light window on 

 the east, another of two lights on the south and 

 a widely splayed cinquefoiled lancet beyond with 

 a doorway between. On the west is a pointed 

 arch from the nave aisle. In the east wall is a 

 basin piscina, and in the south wall under the first 

 window is a low pointed recess of the fourteenth 

 century, within which lies a grave slab of the same 

 period with incised cross. On the north of the 

 chancel is a large chapel built transeptwise. It is 

 two bays long and has in the east wall two win- 

 dows each of two trefoiled lights with a cinquefoil 

 in the head. Beside each window is a pointed 

 piscina marking the place of an altar. The north 

 wall has a three-light window of Ihe same character 

 as the others, and on the west are a pointed door- 

 way from without and a like archway from the 

 nave aisle. The northern half of the chapel is 

 raised a step higher than the southern on account 

 of a bonehole or charnel beneath. 



In the western end of the north wall is a 

 moulded and pointed recess in which lies a fine 

 stone effigy of a knight. He is shown as clad in 

 complete mail with long surcoat with a ridged 

 bascinet on his head, which lies on a cushion sup- 

 ported by two angels. The hauberk reaches to the 

 knees, which are capped, but shows the mail breeches 

 covering the thighs. The shins are protected by 

 plate or leather, and the mail-clad feet, which rest 

 against a lion, have prick-spurs. The hands have 

 mittens of mail, and the sword is slung by a belt 

 on the left side. On the left arm is a shield carved 

 with three covered cups in the chief. On the 

 chamfer of the slab under the figure is inscribed : 



RICHARD : DE : WESTCOTE : GIST : 



ICI : DEU : DE : SA : ALME : BIT : 



MERCI : AMEN 



This Richard de Westcote is the same person as 

 the Richard de la Bere of Westcote to whom the 

 royal licence was granted on March 20, 1331-2, 

 for alienation in mortmain of certain lands in 

 Kingsley and Binsted for a chaplain to celebrate 

 daily in a chapel in Binsted church, newly built 

 by the grantor. 95 Both the chapel and the monu- 

 ment under notice are clearly of the date in question. 



The nave is all of late twelfth century date, and 

 of four bays, with arcades of low pointed arches 

 carried by round pillars with square capitals and 

 bases. The arches are of one order only, with a 

 roll moulding on the edges. The capitals on the 

 south are scolloped, but the first and second of 

 the north arcade are partly carved. Above the 

 arcades is an original clerestory with a single 

 pointed lancet in every bay, and in the eastern 

 gable two lancets with a quatrefoil above. The 

 south aisle has been modernized, but has a good 

 inserted fourteenth century doorway protected by 

 a modern porch outside. The north aisle retains 

 two of the original four lancet windows, but the 

 others are modern, as is the west window. 



The square western tower is contemporary with 



the nave, from which it is entered by a pointed 



95 Pat. 6. Edw. III. pt. I, m. 13. 



arch of two orders. The interior contains a mas- 

 sive timber frame supported by heavy corner posts 

 to carry the bells. 



All the roofs, floors, and fittings of the church 

 are modern, except the altar, which is a good 

 Jacobean oak table with baluster legs. There is 

 also a fine chest of the same period with three 

 locks, now in the tower. The font is of alabaster 

 of the date 1896. The walls throughout seem 

 to be of chalk rubble with clunch dressings, 



GLASS IN THE LANCET WINDOW OF THE BAPTISTERY 



plastered internally and roughcasted outside. The 

 south aisle and porch have stone shingled roofs, 

 but the other roofs are tiled. The tower has lately 

 been refaced on the west and south sides. Beneath 

 the north and east windows of the north chapel 

 may be seen the blocked windows that formerly 

 lighted the bonehole. 



In the lancet window of the baptistery is a 

 fragment of stained glass, dated 1578, with the 

 arms of Sir Henry Wallop, 

 silver a bend wavy sable with 

 which are quartered the arms 

 of Valoins. 



There is a brass on the 

 wall of the vestry to the 

 memory of Henry, son of 

 Richard Heighes, gentleman, 

 who died in 1595. 



There are six bells, of 

 which the tenor bears the 

 inscription : 'In 1695 Nic- 

 holas Wheeler did contrive 

 out of four bells to make 

 them five.' The five bells 

 weighed 44 cwt., and were 



WALLOP. 

 of WALLOP, 

 with silver three palet 

 wavy table and a chief 

 gules -with a saltire gold, 

 for VALOINM. 



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recast and rehung in 1696 by Samuel Knight of 

 Reading 96 at a total cost of 50. The fourth 

 bell was recast by G. Mears in 1864. A sixth 



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