By the Rev. J. Baron, B.J)., F.S.A. 123 



The early features of this little Romanesque Church may be con- 

 veniently ranged under the following heads :— 

 1. The ground-plan. 



The herring-bone arrangement of the flints of the external 

 masonry, with very coarse joints. 



3. The great height of the wall and doors in proportion to the 



smallness of the building. 



4. The smallness of the original round-headed windows, and 



the height at which they are placed above the floor-level. 

 Of these three remain fairly perfect, with indications of a 

 fourth on the south side of the nave. 



5. The absence of ornament. 



6. The space at the east end devoid of windows, but lighted by 



a window on each side, apparently arranged for a painting 

 of the Majesty, or some other devotional subject. 



7. Three consecration crosses at the east end. 



8. Some slight remains of a painting over the north door, ap- 



parently similar in style to some of the pictures in the 

 Utrecht Psalter. 



1. The ground-plan. The walls are about 3ft. 6in. thick, without 

 buttresses or aisles. The Church has three well-defined portions, 

 which may be conveniently designated by the Greek names, bema, 

 choros, and naos ; or we may apply English names which are more 

 familiar, but less definite, e.g., sanctuary, presbytery or choir, and nave. 



Popularly the Church would be described as consisting of apse, 

 chancel, and nave ; or simply of chancel and nave, the apse being 

 looked upon as an exceptional termination. And there is great 

 danger that when an apsidal Church is being pulled about and 

 altered in the process of what is called restoration it may have its 

 three-fold partition more or less obliterated, and be conformed to 

 the modern notion of chancel and nave. 



The inexactness of the above English descriptions will appear if we 

 consider how vague and still fluctuating are some of the terms used. 



Choir is often used as a sort of synonym for chancel, though it 

 properly means a place for clergy and singers. 



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