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The east window, of four lights, which is the double of the side 

 windows, though shortened and not so elegant in form, is highly- 

 decorated, the tracery of a flamboyant character, the window arch 

 being slightly ogee-headed. This window, as well as that at the 

 end of the south transept, has above it a small triangular opening 

 in the roof, trifoliated with spherical sides. The ogee dripstones 

 of the windows are continued round these upper windows or 

 openings. The parapets of the chancel and south transept exhibit 

 some singular ornamental panelling in relief. The parapet of the 

 sacristy to the west is pierced and bold, in a part of the church 

 generally unobserved. The priest's door, or chancel porch, is 

 highly ornamented, and almost unique. Its hood, or covering, is 

 elegantly groined within, and the eccentric manner in which its 

 western side springs from the wall and buttress, is very remarkable. 

 The staircase turret at present terminates in a flat roof covered 

 with lead. This does not appear to be the original finish, as the 

 steps are carried up to the under side of the roof bearers. The 

 nave porch, which is large and ugly, and may some day, I hope, 

 be superseded by a porch more worthy of this church, had a parvise 

 above it within the memory of man. The building which I have 

 already alluded to at the south end of the south transept is occupied 

 by two tombs of different date, which were moved into it by my pre- 

 decessor from the south transept, where they were lying north and 

 south. The nave, inside as well as outside, including the windows 

 which have no drip stones, and the flat roof, is of inferior design 

 and workmanship. The tower arches are plain, without capitals. 

 The arch opening to the south transept is smaller, of different form, 

 with a light in the wall above. The two transepts, formerly 

 chantry chapels, had each their altar; the niches and piscinas 

 remain. The windows of these transepts, with their moulded 

 joints and rich head tracery, are very beautiful. The two on the 

 eastern side, near the former altars, are more ornamented than 

 those to the west. The roof of the south transept is of stone, 

 having bold moulded ribs springing from sculptured corbels. It 

 has a low stone seat running along the western and southern walls. 

 On the west wall of the north transept is a monumental figure of 



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