By Mr. Edward Kite. 225 



In the cornice of the screen on the south side are the following 

 arms : — 



Btjcknall. Argent, a chevron sable between three buck's heads cabossed 

 proper. 



Sotheeon. Gules, on a bend between six crosses argent, three eagles dis- 

 played sable. 

 Estcouet and Sutton. As above. 



with the initials in monogram as on the opposite side, and the 



following inscription : — 



" *f« in ita limns taniq nf ftanar, mife nf f (juntas §nvxska fckaall § start, $ sif., 

 nf f start attn Hum f ark. 1844." 

 The altar rails are of carved oak, and the steps and table of 

 polished Purbeck marble, the latter consisting of a single slab, sup- 

 ported by four massive uprights carved with ornaments of Norman 

 character. 



THE NAVE 



is sixty-one feet in length and twenty-three-and-a-half in width. 

 It is divided from the aisles, on either side, by a series of five 

 pointed arches, springing from four piers, with clustered shafts, 

 and two responds. The ceiling, which is of plaster, forms the 

 segment of a circle ; it is divided into thirty-two compartments of a 

 square form, by means of moulded ribs, 1 which are ornamented with 

 a boss at each intersection, and terminate with bracket heads on the 

 wall line. The west wall itself is of Norman date, and retains the 

 pilaster buttresses at the angles, but the windows 2 in it are modern 

 insertions. In the centre of this wall was no doubt the original 

 entrance, but all traces of it have disappeared. A doorway, how- 

 ever, was retained until a comparatively recent date. Its place is 

 now occupied by a window. The roof is rather higher than that 

 of the chancel, and is covered with stone tile. 



The piers and arches, more especially those on the north side, 

 together with the wall of the aisle, have been, from some cause, 

 forced very considerably out of the perpendicular. This is said to 



1 A great part of the mouldings are hidden by the plaster ceiling ; they were 

 originally painted in bright colours. 



2 Under the ivy are small portions of Norman mouldings, belonging to the 

 ancient windows. 



