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as the mouldings correspond with the other mouldings in the aisle, 

 and the arch was evidently formed when the old wall was erected, 

 it is supposed to be the monument of the person who rebuilt the 

 south aisle, and probably founded a chantry there in the decorated 

 period. That there was a chantry in this aisle is proved by the 

 discovery of a piscina at the east end of the south wall, behind the 

 brass which commemorates Elizabeth Poticary, who died A.D. 

 1590. The arch of the piscina had been destroyed, that the stone 

 to which the brass is attached might be let into the wall. The 

 drain and the fragments of the first stones of the arch over it, were 

 the only remains of the piscina. It was restored when the south 

 wall was rebuilt, the mouldings of the arch being copied from the 

 fragments of the old one. It was impossible to make out the form 

 of the original arch, but some pieces of the broken mouldings 

 led to the supposition that it might have been of an ogee form, 

 similar to the heads of the window lights. The stone brackets 

 which support the north side of the roof of this aisle, are the old 

 ones ; those in the south wall are new. The coats of arms in front 

 of these brackets, are those of the See of Winchester, (the Bishop 

 of that see being patron of the Rectory,) of the Rector ; and of the 

 lord of the manor. The shield at the west end of the wall bears the 

 cross of St. George. The corbel heads over the east and west win- 

 dows, are also new ; that over the west window replacing an old one, 

 of which only a fragment remained. The font is of Transition Nor- 

 man character, probably of the same date as the nave piers, to 

 which it bears a strong resemblance, being a heavy short pillar on 

 a square base, with a circular capital hollowed out for the bowl. 

 It is lined with lead, and has a drain and a modern inappropriate 

 cover. The old staples, used to fasten down the cover, remain. 

 It stands in its original place under the western arch, on the south 

 side of the nave. The font was thoroughly restored in 1844. 

 The pulpit is of carved oak, of rather a handsome pattern, probably 

 not older than the time of James I. or Charles I. The seats in the 

 church are principally old oak benches, with plain standards. The 

 west end of the nave is disfigured by a modern gallery of painted 

 deal. There is accommodation in the church and chancel for about 



