By E. Towry Whyte, M.A., F.S.A. 607 



its north face is a three-light tracery window of the reticulated 

 pattern of " Decorated," but I think none of the stonework is 

 ancient (see Plate II.). It is no doubt a restoration. The hood mould 

 rises above the earlier Transitional Norman string course which runs 

 across and returns on the east side over the corbels mentioned 

 below; the gable is plain ashlar; a great deal of the walling is 

 very rough, as also is the eastern wall. This rough walling is the 

 earlier work, as can be seen by the bedding of the eleven late 

 Norman corbels of curious design which still exist below the string- 

 course on the east. These carried either a parapet or were a finish 

 under the eaves. At present there is only a deal board above, and 

 then the eaves of the roof, which is of tiles, the part next the tower 

 being pantiles. There was a similar row of corbels on the west 

 side of the transept, as can be seen by the one still remaining built 

 up into the aisle parapet. In the east wall is a three-light " Deco- 

 rated " window, part of the centre light being solid and having two 

 small quatrefoil lights, each cut in a vesica. The object of this 

 arrangement was to obtain a niche over the altar for a figure of 

 the Virgin inside. The tracery of this window is also a restoration, 

 but most of the jambs are old, though re-tooled. Both these win- 

 dows were inserted in 1299, when this transept was made into a 

 Lady chapel. 



Interior. I will follow the same course for the inside as I did 

 for the exterior, beginning with the chancel, of which little need 

 be said. The walls are ashlar, the roof a good modern one ; there 

 is a good wall plate below. The east window has some inferior 

 stained glass. There is a modern alabaster and tile lining to the 

 east wall, with a Tinworth terra cotta reredos enclosed by a stone 

 arch with square outline above, the spandrils being filled in with 

 tracery and carving. The subject is Mary at the Sepulchre. The 

 communion table has the various emblems of the Passion carved 

 on shields in front. This table is modern, but underneath is the 

 ancient slab, with its five incised crosses. Under the easternmost 

 window on the south is a piscina, with shelf, enclosed in acrocketted 

 canopy. On an iron bracket between this window and the next is 

 a good late sixteenth century, or early seventeenth century helmet ; 



