By C. E. Pouting, F.S.A. 



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a curious 17th century one with four scrolls, each terminating in a 

 bird's beak of rude form. 



A feature of importance was opened out during the restoration 

 of 1893. In the south-east angle of the nave, southward of the 

 chancel arch, is a straight joint with a rpll mould of about 4in. 

 diameter, extending to the height of lift, from the floor ; both the 

 respond of the south arcade and the jamb of the chancel arch are 

 built against it. The theory which has recently been propounded 

 — that it is the newel of a stair-turret which led to the rood-loft — 

 is not tenable after careful examination : this would involve some- 

 thing approaching equality in the depth of the courses, which 

 would correspond with the steps, whereas there are not two of 

 equal depth, and the stones vary from 6 to 13in. in depth of bed. 

 Moreover, the surfaces of the stones are not disturbed to a sufficient 

 extent to admit of the view that the steps had been cut away, 

 leaving the newel, and the stairs would have projected northward 

 beyond the jamb of the chancel arch : further it seems hardly 

 likely that so much trouble would have been taken to do this 

 without apparent reason. I consider the roll to be a quoin of work 

 anterior to the arches. (By it in the south respond is a small 

 late aumbry.) 



• The late Vicar, the Rev. Gr. A. Crossle, writes to me under date 

 December 6th, 1899, as follows : — " Happening to be in Brussels 

 last autumn I was much interested to find in the Church of Notre 

 Dame des Yictoires that there is in the Chancel an arcade exactly 

 resembling that in Enford, flanked also on the north-east by a 

 projecting octagonal sacristy, in every way resembling Enford. 

 I thought you might be interested to know this, as I should 

 certainly think there is some connection between the two if one 

 could only trace it." 



I have not been able to follow up this coincidence, but I should 

 be glad to have fuller particulars of the Brussels features from 

 anyone who is well acquainted with them. 



