By the Rev. J. Ward. 



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the window, the foils being alternately round and ogeed. The 

 whole is inclosed in an arch slightly ogeed, covered with a hood 

 moulding, supported by heads of unknown animals, and crowned 

 with an elegant finial. 



At each angle of the transept are two buttresses set square ; they 

 are of great strength, have a deep overhanging projection all round 

 at nearly half their height, and are terminated by gable heads. 

 The transept is constructed of flint- work, with stone dressings ; and 

 the former is, perhaps, as excellent a specimen of that mode of 

 building as can be found in this district of flint-work. 



It was clearly the original intention of the architect or builder to 

 make the walls (of the north transept at least,) of work chequered 

 with alternate squares of stone and flint ; but the plan was, for 

 some reason, soon abandoned. 



During the restoration of the church in 1854-5 under the super- 

 intendance of T. H. Wyatt, Esq., it was found necessary to repair 

 the transept buttresses, and in doing this, portions of stone coffins, 

 and coffin lids of Early English character were found. It is evident 

 therefore that a great destruction of ancient sepulchral memorials 

 must have taken place here during the Decorated period. 



The chancel is supported by buttresses all round, has a priest's 

 door in the south wall, and ten side windows, each being a narrow 

 slit, with decorated jamb mouldings, and trefoiled heads ; the two 

 next the tower have low openings under a transom. The original 

 east window (now replaced by a new one) which was of three 

 lights, was subsequently rebuilt and altered. The centre light, had 

 a foliated head, similar to the two side lights. The hood moulding 

 was the simple decorated roll, with projecting corbel heads, like 

 gurgoyles, for terminations. All the roofs of the church which had 

 been lowered, were renewed in 1853-4, and made to follow the 

 original pitch, traces of which were clearly marked on the tower. 



The tower is decorated up to the parapet, but this feature is a 

 pierced embattlement of light Perpendicular. The string course or 

 cornice under this parapet is singular, being frequently interrupted 

 by small square embattled openings, to let off the water from the 

 tower roof. There is a window of two lights, with a quatrefoil in 



