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traces of a former more sloping pitched roof than the present one. 

 This aisle has an angle buttress. Continuing on the north side, 

 the nave clerestory is similar to that on the south. The aisle has 

 three two-light windows and a buttress similar to those on the 

 south side; also a similar plinth. 



Porch. At the third bay from the west is a large porch, with a 

 room over. This porch is higher than the aisle and its side parapets 

 slope upward to its northern face and there form a low-pitched 

 gable. In the west wall are two small lights — one triangular, now 

 blocked, the other a quatrefoil. These gave light to the staircase 

 leading to the room above. Over them is a raking stone roof, fol- 

 lowing the pitch of the stairs. Above this roof is the wall and 

 parapet. The north front of the porch has an arch with " Tran- 

 sitional" jambs, having a detached shaft with moulded base and 

 carved capitals, the inner order of the arch being carried by a 

 semi-circular corbel with bell-shaped capital (sec Plate III.). The 

 arch, which is of much later date, is a pointed one, the centres 

 being far below the springing line. Over this arch is a plain 

 lancet window of considerable width and looking like thirteenth 

 century work. The head is made in one stone. Inside the porch 

 are stone seats and a pointed barrel roof of stone. The door to the 

 Church has a jamb composed of a detached shaft with base and 

 capital very similar to those in the external arch, and an inner 

 order of a triple roll and hollows, which is "Decorated" work (see 

 Plate IV.). These rolls run round the arch, which is of somewhat 

 similar outline to the porch arch ; the outer order is a chamfer 

 with stops. The capitals have no abacus in tins case; probably 

 the capitals and bases, which are Transitional Norman, are the 

 ones belonging to the north door and porch of the early Church, 

 and were re-used when the " Decorated " aisles were built, which 

 necessitated the pulling down of this porch and building the present 

 one. Returning outside, on the east face there is a small square- 

 headed window, with a casement to open ; this lights the room 

 upstairs. The next bay of the aisle is similar to the others. Both 

 aisle and porch are covered with lead. 



The North Transept has an added buttress next the aisle. On 



