By C. E. Pouting, F.8.A. 



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chancel and the one between the south chapel and aisle are of 

 practically the same date, but in Chilmark stone. The detail of 

 the mouldings is the same. The west arch probably spanned the 

 entire width of the aisle, as on the north side (there is the same 

 peculiarity of the east side only of the outer jamb of the arch having 

 wrought stonework), but the central pier of the arcade has no cap 

 to stop the outer order of the arch, the moulding of which is returned 

 horizontally in an unusual manner ; this pier also has stops to its 

 diagonal chamfered faces and a moulded base beneath which has 

 been cut away later for the erection of the screens, and — later still 

 — for pews. These arches imply the existence of a chapel here 

 before the present building, and this is corroborated by the chantry 

 dedicated in honour of the Annunciation of the Virgin having been 

 founded by Sir John Bettesthorne (who died 1398) in the Chapel 

 of S. Mary. 1 



The present south chapel was no doubt built by Bettesthorne 

 very little later than 1350, and it may be set down as a very early 

 example of the dawn of Perpendicular feeling, which is specially 

 marked in the east window tracery, where the attempt can hardly 

 be considered successful. This window is a pointed one of four 

 lights, and has two of the mullions carried through to the arch, the 

 central one branching out to meet the sides of it in a very clumsy 

 way. 



There are diagonal buttresses at the south-east and south-west 

 angles, the latter showing that the chapel projected beyond the 

 south aisle of the nave, against which it Avas built. In the middle 

 of the south side is a stair- turret projecting outside as a semi-octagon, 

 giving access to the roof, and eastward of this is a three-light 

 pointed window, with typical " flowing " tracery, whilst westward 

 of the turret is a five-light window with square head. It will thus 

 be seen that there is great diversity in the design of the windows 

 of this chapel, but they are all of one period and they have several 

 points in common, e.g., the cusps of the tracery are all chisel-pointed ; 

 the outside labels are of a pure Decorated type, and are worked out 



1 Kite's Wilts Brasses, p. 23. 



