. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE The third is similar, of the 14th century, and is repaired externally. Close to the west extremity of the wall is a doorway of 14th-century date, restored. The west window is modern. The south aisle has a modern archway in the south, opening into the transept, and west of it a 14th- mtury window of two lights, like those in. the south chapel ; inted doo: ay of the 14th century, which has been repaired ; the w window is modern. The west tower opens to the nave by a I 2th-century arch with shafted jambs
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE The third is similar, of the 14th century, and is repaired externally. Close to the west extremity of the wall is a doorway of 14th-century date, restored. The west window is modern. The south aisle has a modern archway in the south, opening into the transept, and west of it a 14th- mtury window of two lights, like those in. the south chapel ; inted doo: ay of the 14th century, which has been repaired ; the w window is modern. The west tower opens to the nave by a I 2th-century arch with shafted jambs on the west side, roughly- carved capitals, and a semicircular head with an edge- roll. The east side of the arch is plain. The tower is of two stages without external division. It is of the 12th century, but the diagonal angle buttresses were added probably in the 15th century. It has an embattled parapet and a leaded spire. The west doorway is of the 12th century, but has been much has been repaired. At the feet of the principal cross-ribs of the chancel roof are carved angels ; the other parts of the church have wood corbels, some of them carved. The font is of early 1 jth-century date, and has a square bowl, carved with foliage, and standing on a circular stem with small round detached angle-shafts having moulded bases and capitals. There are three stalls in the chancel, and three in =d miscricordes, dating from the e beginning of the i;th century, brass of Stephen Hcllard, rector, the figure of the priest in a cope, The date is not filled in, but he â th aisle are the indents of a ith their sons and daughters, the tower, with c end of the 14th o In the chancel of about 1500,w and an inscriptior died in 1506. In the r id his two v '. repaired with cement. The jambs have shafts with rude bases, capitals and abaci. The arch, which is semicircular, is of ty'o orders, the outer having an edge-roll. The north and south walls have small round-headed windows of original date, hi
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