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124 a nave and south transept of early date, and a chancel of the fifteenth century; the northern transept has been destroyed, but the central tower still remains. The south transept was used as a chapel, and a curious series of small circular-headed arches, with zigzagged mouldings and filleted shafts, formed seats round its sides for the monks and their attendants. The buildings are in good preservation, though somewhat in need of repair; but they belong to a gentleman of enlightened taste and public spirit, Sir R. W. Bulkeley. The chancel only is used as a parochial church.

. a small church consisting of a nave, and a chapel on the northern side. The nave is probably of very early date. The chapel and the eastern window may be assigned to the fourteenth century. By the side of a window in the eastern wall of this chapel is an inscription commemorative of St. Sadwrn, which the early form of the letters would lead us to suppose older than the Norman conquest of England. I conjecture the reading to be—

. A small church with a southern transept or chapel, and a porch on the southern side of the nave. The nave very early: the eastern window of the fourteenth century. In this church, dedicated to St. Jestyn, or Jestinus, great-grandson of Constantine, duke of Cornwall, is the early