CITY OF DURHAM 



1828 there was a 'restoration ' by VVyatt, who 

 introduced ' three large and pretentious would-be 

 perpendicular windows,'** in the south wall, 

 and another at the east end in place of the then 

 existing sashes. He also erected a west gallery, 

 and other alterations, in the taste of the time, 

 were effected.** Pudsey's chancel arch, having 

 been set at a great height from the ground and 

 not properly abutted, had in course of time 

 pushed the whole of the side wall outwards, 

 which led at this time to its entire removal and 

 the erection of a lath and plaster substitute.** 

 Some alterations were made internally in 1843, 

 but about a quarter of a century later the build- 

 ing seems to have been condemned to demoli- 

 tion.*' Efforts, however, having been made in 



doorway in the Norman style had previously 

 been inserted.** The work of restoration and 

 enlargement was completed in 1876. 



The chancel is faced with squared ashlar, the 

 stones being placed ' bed-ways, edge-ways, and 

 face ways indiscriminately,'** but the walling of 

 the nave and tower is of roughly coursed rubble. 

 The roofs are of flat pitch and lead-covered 

 behind new embattled parapets to both chancel 

 and nave. The east window is of five lights 

 with perpendicular tracery inserted in 1875 in 

 place of Wyatt's.™ Traces were then found of 

 the orip-inal east window, consisting of three 

 round-headed lights. A moulded plinth runs 

 round the chancel and at the siU level is a plain 

 double chamfered string-course, which breaks 



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Durham City : Plan of St. Giles's Church 



1873 for its preservation, the church was restored 

 and enlarged. The aisle, north porch, organ 

 chamber, and vestry were then added, which 

 necessitated the destruction of Flambard's south 

 wall and of some portion of the south side of 

 Pudsey's chancel. The old south doorway was 

 transferred to the north side, where a modern 



the whole of those on the north side being closed up. 

 The church within is of singular appearance, being 

 very long, narrow and lofty ; the pews are of ancient 

 fashion and most of the chancel furniture of a very 

 homely and humble character.' Pro. Soc. Ant. (Neuic), 

 3rd ser. iii, 284. 



*^ Trans. Dur. and North. Arch. Soc. i, 130. 



65 Fordyce, Iliit. of Dur. i, 377. 



«* Trans. Dur. and North. Arch. Soc. v, 5, and i, 

 132. 



*' It is so mentioned in April 1868. See ibid, i, 

 129. 



round the buttresses. At the north-west corner 

 is a plain semicircular-headed priest's doorway, 

 now built up, round which the string is taken 

 as a hood mould. A similar string runs round 

 the inside of the chancel below the windows. 

 There are two tall round-headed windows, one 



** When inserting this doorway the arch of a former 

 opening of ' very rude description ' was found 

 exactly opposite the doorway on the south side ; 

 ibid, i, 130. An old drawing of the south side of 

 the church previous to the insertion of the modern 

 windows shows two windows to the aisle, one square- 

 headed of three Ughts and the other, near the east 

 end, a pointed one of two Ughts. There was also a 

 plain porch with square-headed opening. 



*9 Ibid, i, 131. 



"The tracery of Wyatt's window was in 1911 

 in the back garden of a house on the north side of 

 Gilesgate near to the church. 



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