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EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTRY CHURCHES. 



This church consists of two naves of equal length, the 

 western end of the north aisle being occupied by a tower with 

 a staircase leading to the bell and ringing chamber approached 

 from inside the church, making with St. Pete rVin-the- Wood 

 again the only examples of a purposely made belfry staircase in 

 Guernsey. All other churches have makeshifts only to reach 

 the bells ; some outside, as at the Vale and Forest, and others 

 with awkward inside staircases or ladders such as St. Martin's 

 and Catel. 



The evolution of this church presented me with many 

 difficulties. The arrangement of the arcading generally gives a 



