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 142 KOTES ON EXAMPLES OF The buttresses, which commence below the highest stage, have quite as much depth as breadth, and a bold slope at the top. These also appear to be characteristic. The roof of this tower is gabled. The old collegiate church at Creil, now desecrated, shows externally some very delicate Romanesque and transitional ornaments. Woillez has illustrated this building very fully and carefully. The parochial church of Creil is a very irregular structure, with a fine crocketted steeple of Flamboyant work at the west end of the north aisle, and some geometrical decorated windows in different parts ; a fine one of six lights at the east end. I did not see the interior. We will now take another line between Clermont and Creil, first remarking that, as the post road runs a short distance from the railway, and the stage is not more than nine miles in length, most of these churches are easily visited in a carriage ; the only considerable divergence being to Cambronne. Taking then, instead of the direct paved road for Paris, a very pleasant and well macadamised road towards Mouy, we see first, on our left hand, and may easily visit, Auviller, which has a plain nave without aisles, a central tower, with a small transeptal recess at each side, and a flat chancel. The tower, which Woillez considers a very early specimen, has a round-headed belfiy window divided by a shaft, and with a circle pierced in the head. The label of the main arch, and a string, are enriched with billets. The east and west arches under the tower are pointed, with a square section slightly chamfered ; the north and south arches are round and plain — this compartment is vaulted, with a plain diagonal rib. The chancel is later, but has a round-headed east window. It is vaulted. Returning to the road, and crossing rather a bleak tract, over which the church of Cambronne is seen to the left, we soon come to a ravine, at the end of which, on our left, we see the church of Ansacq. It is worth a visit, which is best made on foot. This is a cross church, but has onl}^ a wooden belfry at the intersection. The nave is without aisles, very plain, and has a very pure Romanesque appearance, though the west door is pointed, the architrave being enriched by a large heavy chevron. The arches of the cross are early pointed. The window at the east end has three lights with