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 THE CHURCH OF ST. ilAUY, GUll.DFOUD. 175 S. John tlie Baptist lias been altered, ami a window inserted in the time of Edward II. and another in the time of llichard II. The pier-arches of the nave are of the transitional character of the time of Henry II., with pointed arches, sqnare edged and moulded.^ The pillars are round, and the capitals have a square abacus, and are scalloped. The actual work of these capitals is modern, but carefully copied from an old one which is preserved. There is a round moulding of transitional Norman cha- racter at about six feet from the ground round the apses on the exterior, and along the wall of the transepts ; but this does not extend along the wall of the nave aisle, indicating that wall to be of a later date. In the interior there is on the north side a similar moulding, which is continued along the wall of the nave aisle, but at a different level ; this in- dicates that the north aisle was widened, and the outer wall rebuilt at an earlier period than the south aisle, which has not this niouldino; either inside or outside. " The wide arches on the west side of the transept are of the time of Henry III., inserted when the aisle was widened ; the windows over each of these arches show that the aisle was originally narrow and low, with a lean-to roof only. Windows were never made to look from one part of the church into another. The early windows in the tower show that there were no transepts originally, and these windows on the west side of the transepts of Henry II. also show that there were only narrow and low aisles at that time. The north doorway has good Early English mouldings of the early part of the reign of Henry III., and are evidence that the north aisle wall was rebuilt at that period.^ One of the capitals near this is made ' The buildings of this period of transi- principal towns, in the earlier part of his tion between the Norman or Romanesque long reign ; and for the most part com- Btyle, and the (jothic or Pointed, are so pleted and dedicated before the end of it. numerous and important, alike in this The gieat hospital at Angers for example, country and in France, that they ought will bear comparison with any other to have a more specific name in English building of the same period for atlvance than "The Transitional Style." The of style. French arclucologists call it " The Plan- ' Mr. Goodchild, the architect who tagenet Style," and that is a good his- conducted the restorations, sUites that he torical name for it. These buildings distinctly remembers finding the lower belong to the time of the Plantagenets, part of an external wall at about half the and in their own country of Anjou and width of the present north aisle, just Puictou, there are very good examples of within the hot air flues, the gratings of the transition, especially the hospitals which can be seen in the Hoor. This, founded by Henry II. iu each of the therefore, makes certain what was at first vol., .X.XI.X. B B