Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . W. Moline, Photo. TURRET AND WINDOWS OF NEWTON CHAPEL. Yatton. 9 period. It will be seen at once from the exterior that the work is of twodifferent dates: the earlier portion, including the chancel, transepts, andcentral tower, being built of rough stone ; the later work, consisting of thenave, with its south porch, the Newton Chapel to the east of the northtransept, and the spire, being executed in fine ashlar. In i860 Mr. Freeman pointed out the gradual way in which the church had been Decorated window in the
Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . W. Moline, Photo. TURRET AND WINDOWS OF NEWTON CHAPEL. Yatton. 9 period. It will be seen at once from the exterior that the work is of twodifferent dates: the earlier portion, including the chancel, transepts, andcentral tower, being built of rough stone ; the later work, consisting of thenave, with its south porch, the Newton Chapel to the east of the northtransept, and the spire, being executed in fine ashlar. In i860 Mr. Freeman pointed out the gradual way in which the church had been Decorated window in the south transept shows that a Cross Church ofthe earlier Somersetshire type preceded the present one. The chancel,which is Early Perpendicular, was first rebuilt, then the central tower,—— - — - ? ? . — ,—„_—». W. Moline, Photo. CHANCEL ARCH AND FOOT OF OLD BUTTRESS. and the transepts remodelled, probably without departing from the scaleof the older church. But on reaching the nave the ideas of the buildersenlarged, and the present magnificent nave was added on a scale quitedisproportioned to the eastern And if Mr. Freeman had added:1 Somersetshire Societys Proceedings, Vol. x., p. 31. IO Transactions for the Year 1902. Then, finding how much the nave had dwarfed the central tower, theyset the spire on the summit in order to give additional height, he wouldprobably have told the whole story. There is no evidence to show whetherthe spire was ever completed. On entering the churchyard the beautifulturret at the angle of the Newton Chapel should be noticed. The dignifiedsimplicity of the west front, usually the weak part of a Cross Church withno western towers, is worthy of careful study. The nave is flanked byhexagonal turrets with small spires, while at the angles of the aisles arealso
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