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built portion of the whole Friary, cut stone being used freely 

 in its construction. It is clearly of a later date than the 

 church, as can be seen by the intrusion of its masonry into 

 the side walls. The arches are bold, lofty, and graceful, that 

 into the transept being much lower than those rising east and 

 west. Above the arches the sides of the tower diminish roof- 

 shaped into the tower proper; this on the north side gives 

 ample space for the ascending stairs to the rood screen and 

 the small chamber above the cloister porch. The stone groin- 

 ing is still perfect, of a lovely plain design and excellent work- 

 manship, showing bell-rope apertures. Three of the corbels 

 supporting the arches are plain with a little ornament on the 

 mouldings; the one to the south-west shows a well carved 

 wing figure holding a shield. A similar figure adorns one of 

 the corbels supporting the tower arch opening into the tran- 

 sept. The north wall of the tower has a small square open- 

 ing into the stairs at floor level and about seven feet from the 

 ground an oblong ope which on the other side of the wall is 

 continued right through the stairs, thus giving a view of the 

 church without entering into it. About twenty feet from 

 the ground is the entrance door on to the screen already 

 referred. to. The first floor of the tower above the arches is 

 lighted east and west by two-light square-headed windows 

 and single windows to the south and north, the second floor 

 by a single west-window and a two-light south-window, and 

 the third by two-light windows on the east, south, and west, 

 and a single window to the north. The surmounting battle- 

 ments are well proportioned, and in perfect order. Heavy 

 flag-stones are built into the walls where the roofs of the 

 church joined the tower. The cloisters are perfect on the 

 eastern side of the garth and at the north side of the tower, 

 where, porch-like, they extend into the square, being sur- 

 mounted by a small chamber reached from the tower stairs. 

 The northern and western sides have disappeared to the foun- 

 dations, but many of their arch stones are still lying about or 

 temporarily erected on the foundations. Along the north 

 wall of the choir from this porch there was a walk to a flight 



