J72 STUDLAND CHURCH. 



In the northern wall a perfect Norman window has been inserted 

 out of centre in order that the mid-buttress of the three flat 

 buttresses to the side of the tower should have its true position. 

 The appearance of these is curious. They are not alike, and the 

 W. one does not set back (like the eastern) in order that it should 

 come out level with the eaves, or perhaps the earlier w r ork was not 

 upright, against which the buttress has certainly been built. 



The iron eave's-gutter was supported on iron brackets, and at Mr. 

 Hardy's suggestion it was decided to use a corbel for that purpose. 

 He drew a stone from the quoin, and discovered that the inner end 

 of the stone was a carved head similar to those round the eaves of 

 the nave, and this head now forms the corbel at the N.E. corner of 

 the tower. (PL I., fig. 1.) 



The south wall of the tower had a strong buttress placed against 

 it at its S.W. angle (see plan), probably in the sixteenth century. 

 Before this it appears as if there were three flat buttresses like 

 those on the N. To the E. of the mid-one there was a small 

 window, for, on removing the plaster inside, the Norman arch was 

 disclosed. . About the seventeenth century a larger window was 

 inserted with a brick arch, which is now cemented over. 



THE EAST END OF THE TOWER 



is of Norman ashlar-work excepting each side of the doorway (into 

 the bell loft from the priest's chamber), which is rough rubble- 

 work. This doorway is square-headed and square jambs. The 

 east window of the tower has two moulded jambs a round centre 

 column of sandstone and the stone head was added in the place 

 of a wooden lintel in 1881. 



THE WEST WALL OF THE TOWER, 



from nave gable to roof, is of Norman ashlar-work. The window 

 (above the nave) not quite so wide as the others, is in the same 

 style with foot ornaments to the columns like those in the chancel. 

 A wooden lintel was removed in 1881 and a stone head put in its 

 place. 



