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



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The general treatment of the exterior of the aisles is continued 

 through both chapels, and the windows and arches are similar, with 

 the exception of the east window of the north chapel, which is 

 treated as a " blind " window inside, the sill coming down to the 

 altar, traces of which remain, but externally only the upper part 

 from about 6in. below the springing is visible. Under the western 

 window of the south chapel is a priest's door, and in the south-east 

 and north-east angles of both chapels are niches across the angle, 

 supporting the vaulting ribs, like those against the side walls. 



The south porch is of two stories, the room in the upper part 

 being reached by a staircase from the aisle, and the lower stage 

 has a stone vaulted ceiling, the angle ribs springing from head- 

 corbels; the central boss is carved with the Assumption, Our 

 Lady being represented in this instance as standing on clouds and 

 with long flowing hair ; the hands clasped as in prayer, surrounded 

 by a glory, and supported by four angels. The other bosses have 

 foliage only. There are stone benches against the side walls. 



Both doorways have four-centred arches, the inner one within a 

 square head, and the inner order of the outer doorway supported 

 on small corbels. Outside the porch has embattled parapets at the 

 sides and a plain gable on the south, the cornice being carried up and 

 embattled. The only diagonal buttresses in the building are those 

 flanking this gable ; these, like the aisles, have pinnacles at the 

 set-off and octagonal ones above. The north porch is of smaller 



vaulting was erected after the stone vault had been destroyed by the fall of the 

 spire : there is some mistake here, as I have always regarded it as original. 



