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 quite out of ordinary proportion to the nave. I assume, therefore, that there was originally (that is to say, at the date of the present north aisle) a mere aisle south of the arcade, which in the latter half of the fifteenth century was superseded by the present nave, with a chancel attached; thus leaving the original nave to occupy the secondary position of an aisle. At the same time, or probably rather later, the chapel, projecting transept-like, was built, and the tower constructed.

The orientation, or variation of the long axis of the church from west to east, is 28 degrees to the north; the dedication of the church being to St. Bartholomew, the orientation would theoretically be 18º 15′ north.

Viewing the building in detail, we find the (present) north aisle of the style called Decorated, and rather early in that style. The side windows remind one of the windows in Chartham Church, Kent, and Winchelsea, Sussex, and are excellent specimens of the style. They date somewhere about the year 1310 (see wood-engraving). In the head or each, more or less perfectly preserved, is original stained glass, the ground of a bright, rich ruby-colour, with a golden leopard's head in the centre, and the lines marked in black; the pattern in the