22 The Church of St. John, West Ghrimstead. 



The Church of S. Peter, Pitton (a Chapelry of Parley) . 



Chancel, nave, north aisle of three bays, a low tower as porch 

 on the south, and vestry on north. 



The Church has been rebuilt within recent times, several old 

 features of considerable interest and of green sandstone have, how- 

 ever, been re-used. The first of these to be noticed is the very 

 curious shouldered pointed arch of the south doorway which dates 

 probably from the 14th century. The inner doorway is a plain 

 late Norman one with roll label. 



In the west wall of the nave is a three-light early Decorated 

 window, the mullions following the line of the arch and intersecting 

 in the tracery. In the chancel is a credence formed of a Norman 

 capital, also an old piscina bowl built into the sill of the south 

 window of the sanctuary. 



The font has a late Norman bowl with double cable pattern 

 band carried round. 



There is, in the chancel, a good memorial brass to EdwardZouche, 

 1580. 



The east window has glass typical of Kempe at his best. 



The Church of S. John, West Grimstead. 



Chancel, nave, north and south aisles, and west tower. 



This modest-looking little Church is well worthy of careful in- 

 spection. With the exception of the modern brick tower at the 

 west end of the nave, the walls are of flint, intermixed with tiles 

 in some parts and with dressings of Chilmark and green sand- 

 stone ; there is no buttress to any part of the building. The roof 

 of the nave is continued down over the aisles without a break — 

 the eaves on the south coming to within 6ft. of the ground. 



The oldest work is the arcade of the north aisle — this being, as 



