CHURCHES IX THE RURAL DEANERY OF DORCHESTER. 43 



Assuming the walls of the transept to be of 13th century as 

 there is good reason to do these windows must be insertions. 



PISCINA : Early English 13th century with face cut off. The 

 walls of this transept appear to have been much cut about and 

 patched, so that it would be difficult to say where the Early 

 English masonry begins and ends without uncovering the 

 stonework. 



FURNITURE. FONT : Perpendicular, 15th century. CORBEL : 

 Possibly Early English, 13th century, to carry the floor of the 

 chamber, before the insertion of the Perpendicular windows. 

 PULPIT OF STONE dated 1592. The pulpit was originally on the 

 opposite side, where the remains of the iron bond by which it was 

 fixed will be found leaded into the jamb of the arch on that side. 

 It was removed to its present position in 1863, when the upper 

 doorway of the rood loft staircase wag lowered two or three feet to 

 give access to it. The moulding at the bottom is modern ; it was 

 worked and presented to the builder who erected it, and at first it 

 decorated (!) the upper edge of the pulpit. 



STOIJP for lioly water at the door, Early English, 13th century or 

 earlier. Its form is most unusual. This stoup, which is 16 Jin. 

 high by 15|in. in diameter, was discovered in 1833 ; it seems 

 evident that it was not originally a stoup, for it has a drain through 

 the bottom which has been plugged with lead ; possibly it is a 

 small Gorman font placed in the present position in the 13th 

 century (plate 2). 



The modern north aisle with its arcade is of such a character as 

 to ruin the aspect of the whole interior. Before these arches were 

 inserted the north wall of the nave was solid, with a 15th century 

 window between the tower and transept, possibly this is the 

 window which is now in the east end of aisle. 



HISTORY : It is not possible to read with certainty the history of 

 this church in its stones ; links are wanting to make the evidence 

 complete. The history which follows is probable and is consistent 

 with what is known of the church, and with what may still be seen 

 in the building. The original church was cruciform ; the north 



