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aisle, all the roofs are approached by staircases, and before the 

 destruction of the domestic buildings of the Monastery this roof 

 also had its stair turret, which projected beyond the west face and 

 was entered from the cloister. The west window of this aisle is 

 placed closer to the nave than that of the south aisle to admit of 

 this ; and the point at which the string course and plinth stop 

 probably indicate its exact position. As showing the thoroughness 

 with which the work was done, I may here mention that the stone 

 roofs of these turrets are groined on the underside, the ribs springing 

 from the central newel. 



The principal dimensions of the Church are as follows (inside 

 measurement) :— nave, 73ft. 4in. long and 22ft. 6in. wide; north 

 aisle, 73ft. 6in. long, and 12ft. 2in. wide ; south aisle, 73ft. 2in. 

 long and 12ft. 3in. wide ; north transept, 21ft. 6in. long and 22ft. 

 2in. wide; south transept, 20ft. 9in. long, and 21ft. 1 in. wide ; 

 chancel, 52ft. 3in. long and 24ft. wide, in addition to the projection 

 of the screen into the crossing. The total internal length is 154ft., 

 and the width across the transepts is 71ft. 8in. The spacing of the 

 bays of the nave is exact, the columns being 12ft. 3in. from centre 

 to centre. 



The tower is 27ft. 6in. from north to south, and the same from 

 east to west outside, and 67ft high from nave floor to top of parapet. 

 The lower stage was intended to be vaulted in stone, and the corbels 

 and wall-ribs still exist ; but it is doubtful whether the intention 

 was ever carried out. I would remark, in passing, that the belfry 

 windows were originally filled with coloured glass, portions of which 

 remain in the tracery, and for the same reason, probably, the jambs 

 and arches are, contrary to the usual order, deeply moulded on the 

 inside, whilst on the outside the tracery is flush with the wall. It 

 seems difficult to assign any use for this upper chamber, approached 

 as it is from the outside along the gutter of the transept roof. 



The domestic buildings of the monastery were on the north side 

 of the Church and the north aisle formed one side of the cloister 

 garth, the windows of the aisle being shorter than on the south side, 

 and the lower part of the side window of the transept built solid to 

 admit of the cloister roof coming below them. The weather mould 



