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thirteenth century. The wide lancet window westward of the porch 

 is constructed partially of chalk, and has its sill only 2ft. lOin. 

 from the floor, which seems to suggest some other use than that of 

 giving light. There is a low window in the same position and of 

 about the same date at Broad Hinton. Were these for use in the 

 distribution of a dole ? There was evidently a thirteenth century 

 chancel, as its priest's door is retained in the present one, which was 

 erected early in the fifteenth century. The chancel has two two- 

 light pointed windows without labels in each side wall, a three-light 

 east window with label having square terminals, diagonal buttresses 

 at the angles, and moulded and chamfered plinth. The latter 

 feature is carried round the north aisle (except the western part) 

 and the eastern bay of the south aisle, which were re-built at the 

 same time. The aisle walls are on the old foundations, and the 

 leaning condition of the part of the south aisle not then rebuilt 

 seems to supply a reason for the reconstruction. 



The fifteenth century bay of the south aisle has a good three-light 

 square-headed window and a diagonal buttress at the angle. The 

 north aisle has two-light pointed windows, identical with those of 

 the chancel in the north wall, and a similar one in the west end. 

 There is also a stone cornice which probably once had a parapet— 

 the cornice is carried round over the old piece of wall left at the west 

 end, and a diagonal buttress was added to this part like the one at 

 the north-east angle. 



On the outside of the east wall of the north aisle is what I take 

 to be a dedication cross of the Transitional-Norman Church : it is 

 cut in low relief on a stone of coarser grain than the Perpendicular 

 work in which it is now fixed, moreover part of the lower arm of 

 the cross has been cut away to make the bed- joint coming on the 

 plinth. 



Soon after the middle of the fifteenth century an upper stage was 

 added to the tower, from the stage over the early windows upwards. 

 This is faced with wrought stone ashlar, whereas the older work is 

 of rubble. This stage has a two-light window in each face and an 

 embattled parapet without pinnacles. At the same time some re- 

 modelling of the early part of the tower took place, including the 



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