. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. HERTFORD HUNDRED the north side of the chancel are two bays of arcading, now buried in the wall ; part of one of these columns was recently exposed during a restora- tion, but was covered up again. The columns were of four engaged shafts separated by a roll moulding, the capitals were moulded ; the windows inserted in these bays are modern. In the south wall of the chancel are two 14th-century windows, each of two lights with cusped opening in the head ; between them is a blocked 14th-century doorway ; a slight break in the wal
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. HERTFORD HUNDRED the north side of the chancel are two bays of arcading, now buried in the wall ; part of one of these columns was recently exposed during a restora- tion, but was covered up again. The columns were of four engaged shafts separated by a roll moulding, the capitals were moulded ; the windows inserted in these bays are modern. In the south wall of the chancel are two 14th-century windows, each of two lights with cusped opening in the head ; between them is a blocked 14th-century doorway ; a slight break in the wall to the west marks the junction of the 14th- century work with the original nth-century wall. There is no chancel arch. On the north side of the nave two bays of the arcade are buried in the wall ; the apex of a third, the westernmost arch, is exposed. It is of two wave- moulded orders, and forms the head of the doorway to the gallery ; in the built-up arches are inserted a modern window and doorway. In the east end of the south wall is a 14th-century window of two lights with a cusped opening in the head, much re- tored ; a the jamb stones and round arch of a nar: now blocked, of the original 12th-century 1 arch is cut from a single stone. The south doorway is of 14th- century date with arch of two moulded orders and jambs with mlding between ogees ; parts of the stonework v light, e; the hollov and fillets ; wed. The window is modern. The nave roof retains three late 15th-century trusses with king-posts and cam- bered tie-beams. Over the west end is a small modern bellcote. All the fittings are modern. Beside the stair to the gallery is a slab with indents of a foliated cross, shields and remains of an illegible inscription ; in the chan- cel is a slab with indents of a half- figure of a priest of 15th-century date. There are several inscribed fli members of the Lawrence and Cresse 17th-century date. The single bell is by John Briant. The d; IllSCenr. 1 plate consists of two
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