. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. EDWINSTREE HUNDRED ANSTEY land in Anstey and Nuthampstead, and in 1870, when it was held by John Williamson Leader of Buntingford, extended to some 500 acres.^^ The parish church, the invocation of CHURCH which is traditionally to ST. GEORGE, stands about a furlong to the south-west of the village on high ground and a little below the crest of the hill. It is built of flint rubble, with dressings of clunch and Barnack stone, and is roofed with lead. All the roofing, except that of the north aisle, dates from a restoration of th
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. EDWINSTREE HUNDRED ANSTEY land in Anstey and Nuthampstead, and in 1870, when it was held by John Williamson Leader of Buntingford, extended to some 500 acres.^^ The parish church, the invocation of CHURCH which is traditionally to ST. GEORGE, stands about a furlong to the south-west of the village on high ground and a little below the crest of the hill. It is built of flint rubble, with dressings of clunch and Barnack stone, and is roofed with lead. All the roofing, except that of the north aisle, dates from a restoration of the 19th century. The church consists of a chancel 37 ft. by 18 ft., central tower 13 ft. square, north and south transepts, each 19 ft. 6 in. by 18 ft., nave 46 ft. 6 in. by 13 ft., north aisle 9 ft. wide, south aisle i o ft. wide and south porch. A 14th-century north vestry has been destroyed. The restoration in the 19th century included no structural alterations. The growth of the fabric is interesting. The earliest church, of the late 12th century, is now last addition to the church is the south porch, of late 15th-century date. The original 14th-century door- ways in the north aisle and north transept are now blocked up, only traces of the latter being visible. The chancel has a modern east window of 15th- century design in place of the original window, of which only the internal jambs remain. These are shafted, like those of the remaining original windows of the chancel, which are six in number, three on the north and three on the south. All these are traceried and have moulded labels. The seven windows are linked together by a moulded string-course. Those on the north have, as already noted, high external sills to clear the roof of the vestry, which was part of the 14th-century structure. The sill of the south- east window is carried low down, with its jamb shafting, to form the two easternmost of the three seats of the sedilia, whose third seat is formed by a niche in the
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