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century in a way quite unique. The north wall of the nave was 

 taken down with the exception of a small part at the east end, and 

 this was splayed off to a suitable angle to give a view of the altar 

 here and pierced with a piscina to serve it ; over the latter was 

 painted a female figure with her hand placed on her breast and her 

 head surrounded by a nimbus — probably intended to represent the 

 B. Y. M. This splay is not carried to the top of the wall but is 

 brought over to a square to receive the wood upright. (A square 

 aumbry exists on the north side of this respond-like projection.) 



The nave roof is supported by one post resting on this piece of 

 wall, two octagonal independent posts resting on stone bases, and 

 a post against the west wall which has been cut off and a corbel 

 put to support it ; all of these timbers, and one of the stone bases 

 are old, but the braces are new, although they probably take the 

 place of old ones of similar form. The nave roof is continued on 

 down over the aisle, and the north and west walls of the latter have 

 neither window or door. 



The means of access to the rood-loft was by means of a ladder 

 in the north aisle (this must have been a portable one, as any 

 permanent stair arrangement here would have obstructed the altar) 

 and over the " respond " piece of wall, and it is worth noting how 

 ingeniously the width for a doorway was obtained by using a » 

 crooked post to carry the roof. A door was fitted to this opening, 

 as the post is rebated and a head is framed in above. Between the 

 aisle and the chapel is an opening with a half-arch of rubble-work 

 plastered over. 



The south porch is a large one of fifteenth century date, although 

 a buttress on the east face seems to indicate that it was only 

 partially re-built at that time, and it has been largely re-built again 

 in the recent restoration. It has the original Perpendicular roof 

 with circular braces and moulded plate. The outer doorway is a 

 well-moulded one with a label having diagonal terminals ; there is 

 a square-headed and labelled niche over, and a similar one (but 

 without label) inside the east wall. 



The roofs of the nave, aisle, and chancel are modern. 



In the porch (it was formerly under the tower) is a curious oak 



