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Notes on the Churches 



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There is further evidence of the twelfth century Church in the 

 chancel, the lower and thicker part of the east wall and the east 

 buttress of which are of that date. 



The chancel has been partially re-built within recent years, but 

 the upper part of the east wall (above the outside set-off) with the 

 three- light window may be set down at about 1300, and the two- 

 light window in the north wall is probably coeval with it. The 

 curious two-light window opposite is a piece of Jacobean Gothic, 

 and the other window in this wall is modern, though the pretty 

 piscina in the angle of its splay is old work built in. 



The north and south aisles have been re-built, but the east window 

 of the latter is the old one replaced. The piscina is coeval with it, 

 though not in its original position — it will be seen that it is too far 

 to the west to serve for the altar there, and it is also too low for 

 use : the late vicar told me that the architect's reason for this was 

 that in its old position it would have interfered with the new 

 chimney ! I think this ought to be placed on record, lest any 

 casual observer might be misled into thinking that the original 

 builders had put a piscina in this peculiar position! 



The porch has been partially re-built, but it was first erected in 

 the fifteenth century. 



The tower is a typical specimen of the Perpendicular western 

 tower of a village Church. It is three stages high, and has a west 

 window of three lights with no door under. The arch communi- 

 cating with the nave is of the full width of the tower ; there is no 

 stair turret. It is hardly necessary to add that the pinnacles sur- 

 rounding it are modern. 



I usually leave the font to the last, although in this instance I 

 should, perhaps, from its importance, have placed it first. It is a 

 magnificent specimen of the Transitional Norman font, and was 

 doubtless the one made for the original Church of which we have 

 spoken. 1 It is circular, and the side is ornamented by a series of 

 twelve arches containing figures of the twelve apostles — all, with 



1 The drawing of the font here given is taken from an old print in iny 

 possession — the details are accurately shown. 



