A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



bay. The modem work includes the rebuilding of 

 the chancel early in the 19th century and the upper 

 portion of the central tower in 1867, besides exten- 

 sive and somewhat drastic restoration between this 

 date and 1880, when the vestry was added. 



The modern chancel is of red brick, coated with 

 stucco, a treatment also applied to the north transept. 

 The crossing arches of the tower are semicircular and 

 unmoulded, and rest on abaci of unusual type, deeply 

 moulded and divided into upper and lower portions. 



In the north transept a blocked and partly de- 

 stroyed semicircular arch in the east wall indicates 

 the position of an opening to the destroyed north 

 chapel. In the north and west walls are small single 

 round-headed lights of the nth century with deep 

 internal splays. The character of the south transept 

 has been much disguised by the 15th-century altera- 



portion (14ft. 6in. wide) is I ft. 6in. wider than 

 the later portion. In the aisle is a piscina of the 

 15th century, with a plain pointed head. 



The south doorway is original, of the same date 

 as the windows, and the south porch, also of the 

 1 5th century, has an entrance archway of two 

 moulded orders with shafted jambs. 



The nave roof is of the I 5 th century, and rests on 

 original grotesque corbels. 



The font is of the 15th century also, and is 

 octagonal. The sides of the bowl, which is moulded, 

 have quatrefoiled panels, and the stem is also moulded 

 and panelled. 



On the chancel wall is a small mural monument 

 to John Fairclough, 1630, with shields. 



In the nave is a small carved chest of 1 7th-century 



s part of the south aisle, 

 i the north wall, both 

 istern of two and the 



tions, and it will be described 

 The nave has two windows 

 of the 15th century, the 1 



western of three lights with tracery. Between them 

 is a blocked north door of similar date. The south 

 arcade, of three bays, has two-centred arches of two 

 hollow-chamfered orders with hollows between, sup- 

 ported on octagonal columns with moulded capitals 

 ; all are of 1 ;th-century date, though much 

 raped and otherwise defaced. Above the 

 arcade are four square openings, probably the original 

 clearstory windows. At present, however, owing to 

 the raising of the aisle roof, they are internal, and 

 probably tracery has been removed from them. 



The south aisle, which includes the south transept, 

 has an east window of three traceried lights and three 

 two-light south window;, all of the 15th century, 

 and very like those- of the nave. The transept 



ind bas 



There are five bells : the ireble by John Waylett, 

 1716 ; the second and third by Miles Graye, 1634 ; 

 the fourth by Warner & Sons, 1867 ; and the tenor 

 by R. Chandler, i68z. 



The plate consists of a cup of 1638, a large paten 

 of 1661, a small paten, undated (no hall-mark), a 

 modern cup and a modern plated flagon. 



The registers, beginning in 1539, are included in 

 four boob : (i) baptisms 1539 to 1759, burials 153910 

 1760, marriages 1539 to 1753 ; (ii) baptisms 1761 

 to 1794, burials 1761 to 1794 ; (in) baptisms 1795 to 

 i8iz, burials 1795 to 1812; (iv) marriages 1754 

 to 181 2. 



The church of the Holy Trinity 

 JDFOtVSON at Weston was given to the Knights 

 Templars by Gilbert de Clare Earl 

 of Pembroke at some date previous to 1 148 and 

 was confirmed to them by William Marshal Earl of 

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