By A. W. N. Burder, F.S.A. 323 



vertical joints were raked out, and here and there a stone of modern 

 date which had been inserted was removed, and the core of the 

 walls raked out, and the walls thoroughly saturated with water the 

 day before the grouting was done. The walls, I may explain, are 

 built of large coursed stones inside and out, with no bonding 

 stones, the interior of the wall being filled with a rubble core, 

 which had crumbled to dust. The grouting was repeated on the 

 north, south, and east walls of the chancel up to the arcading. 

 At this level the walls were more unsound. At the south-east 

 corner the stones had shifted 2in. to Sin. from their position. The 

 corner was therefore shored, four stones on the south side were 

 taken down, the perished core was removed, copper ties fin. x^in., 

 about 5ft. long, were laid in the interior of the wall, cross and cross, 

 hard bonding stones were built into the middle of the wall, every 

 crevice was grouted with Portland cement, and the facing stones 

 re-bedded. The east and north walls were similarly grouted and 

 tied together with copper ties, but it was not found necessary to 

 remove any stones. The Saxon builders had selected their stones 

 with admirable judgment, and it was necessary to substitute only 

 one new stone in the walls. 



The gable of the east wall is thinner and is built solid without 

 a core. It was necessary to point this only. 



The copings throughout have been repaired and pointed, the flat 

 surfaces of all string-courses and other protections have been 

 covered with a weathered cement fillet. 



The walls of the chancel are now quite sound, and the foun- 

 dations and those of the north porch quite secure. 



