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quoins of the jambs and the pointed chamfered rear 

 arch are also old. The third window is another 1 5th-- 

 century insertion of two cinquefoiled lights with a 

 quatrefoil over in a four-centred arch, and the last or 

 north-west window is of the 1 3th century, with two 

 plain pointed lights and a pierced spandrel over in a 

 two-centred arch ; like the third window the jambs 

 are of a single chamfered order outside. 



The south arcade is of three bays with octagonal 

 pillars, fine massive work in chalk, with simple details 

 and semi-octagonal responds, the bases, capitals, and 

 arches being of similar detail to those of the chancel 

 arch. The bases have been mutilated in the responds ; 

 on the south side of the east respond the base mould is 

 splayed back to the wall instead of ending square, but 

 there seems no obvious reason for the treatment. The 

 haunch above this respond is pierced by a square 

 passage-way through the wall to the former rood loft. 

 The west doorway of the nave is part of the original 

 work ; its jambs have been cut to enable the door to 

 open outwards, and were originally of two orders ; in 

 the angles of the remaining order are round shafts with 

 chamfered bases and cushion capitals, the chamfered 

 abaci of which have been much mutilated for the 

 fitting of the door ; the arch is round and of one order 

 with a large edge roll and no label. 



The wood door itself is evidently very old, and prob- 

 ably with its iron work contemporary with the door- 

 way. It is made of oak planks, half an inch thick, 

 bound together by iron straps of ornamental design on 

 both faces, the hinge straps being the least important 

 part of the work. There are five large horizontal 

 bands, three of which are attached to large C-straps 

 like those shown in early MSS. ; all the bands and 

 straps have forked and curled ends, and small curled 

 sprigs of iron spring from them at irregular intervals. 

 In the upper part of the door are a cross, a saltire, and 

 a spider's web with an insect in it. The rounded 

 head of the door is fixed, but probably opened with 

 the rest orginally, when it was hung in the east side 

 of the doorway. 



The east window of the south aisle is one of three 

 lights under a traceried pointed head ; all modern out- 

 side except the outer order of the head and the upper 

 half of the jambs ; the inner jambs, quoins, and the 

 pointed chamfered rear arch are old. In the south 

 wall is a piscina with a cinquefoiled pointed arch in a 

 square head with sunk spandrels ; half of the sill with 

 its round basin has been cut away. The three south 

 windows are alike, each of two cinquefoiled lights with 

 a quatrefoil over ; all three are wholly modern 

 outside, but have old inner jambs and pointed rear 

 arches, the latter being almost straight-sided. The 

 middle window has been reduced a half for the inser- 

 tion below it of a doorway with a two-centred 

 segmental arch ; it was probably inserted shortly 

 before the ijth-century porch was built, and is now 

 blocked up. The porch is of narrow red bricks with 

 a stepped gable and has an outer archway with moulded 

 jambs and elliptical arch, flanked by low small arched 

 recesses. The side walls were pierced by windows 

 with wood frames, but that in the east wall is now 

 filled in and the porch used as a boiler room for 

 heating purposes. The west window of the aisle 

 resembles the others and is entirely modern outside ; 

 in its flat inner sill is set the plain round drain of a 

 piscina, which must have been brought to the church 

 from elsewhere. 



The tower has no break or string-course in its 

 height, the lower part being strengthened by pairs of 

 angle buttresses. The west doorway has jambs of two 

 orders, the outer hollow chamfered, the inner square, 

 the two-centred arch has a much decayed scroll mould 

 label ; the door is a modern one, but has a handle and 

 plate inscribed RDFV 1731. The window over is 

 a square one of brick, probably of the 1 7th century. 

 The first-floor chamber is lighted by a small rectan- 

 gular light in each wall, that to the south having been 

 repaired with brick ; and over these on the north and 

 west sides are clock faces. The windows of the bell- 

 chamber are each of two trefoiled lights with a quatre- 

 foil above in a two-centred head ; the north window 

 is old, but the others are partly or wholly modernized; 

 the parapet is embattled and has a moulded string- 

 course. The lower part (less than a half) of the tower 

 is of flint and iron conglomerate with stone quoins 

 and dressings ; the buttresses, which are of two stages, 

 have been repaired in places with brick and are covered 

 with tiles ; the bottom of the north wall has also been 

 patched in brick, while the upper part of the tower is 

 of square-coursed rubble or rough ashlar. 



The north wall of the nave is a good specimen of 

 early masonry, built of whole flints and pieces of iron- 

 stone conglomerate, but the chancel walls have been 

 newly cemented outside, and their character thus 

 hidden. 



The roof of the chancel is gabled, and has a modern 

 plaster panelled ceiling with moulded wood ribs and 

 moulded tie-beam ; the nave has a plastered collar-beam 

 ceiling and modern trusses dividing it into three bays. 

 The gabled aisle roof also had a modern ceiling, but 

 the plaster has been stripped off, revealing the old 

 timbers. The gallery at the west end has an inscription 

 upon it recording its erection by Sir Edward Zouch 

 in 1622 ; it runs right across the west end of the 

 nave and aisle, the front being carried on five oak posts ; 

 but only that part which is in the nave is old. 



The altar-table has thin turned legs, and is probably 

 of the 1 8th century, but the pulpit is six-sided and 

 evidently of the same date as the gallery. The font is 

 modern, of carved and panelled stone on marble shafts. 



In the tower is an ancient oak chest of plain design 

 \vith a plain strap to the lock. 



In the quatrefoil in the head of the middle 

 window of the south aisle is a fragment of old glass, 

 probably original with the aisle a six-petalled double 

 rose, yellow and white, a piece of border with a lozengy 

 or fret pattern, and other flowers. 



In the blocked doorway of the south aisle is set a 

 small brass inscription which reads : ' Pray for the 

 soules of John Shadhet et Isabell hys wyfe the which 

 John decessed the xi day of Marche yn the yere of 

 our lord MVxxvu on whos soullf Jhu have mercy.' 

 Above it are two standing figures praying; the man has 

 long hair, and wears a long fur-trimmed cloak with 

 sleeves ; the lady has a long linen head dress, fur cuffs, 

 and a loose belt about her dress at the waist with ends 

 reaching to the ground ; below is part of an indent, 

 probably that of the children. By the side of this 

 brass is another inscription : ' Pray for the soules of 

 Henry Purdon and Johan hys wyfe which Henry de- 

 ceessed the vn day of Noveber the yer of lord 

 MVCXXIII on whose soules Jhu have mercy, Amen.' 

 Over it were two figures, but that of the man is missing; 

 the lady is dressed like the other. Between these two 

 brasses are the figures of four girls. 



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