. The Archaeological journal. nd in some cases tlie sub-arches in the reveals arestill partly visible, and as before hinted the out-of-the-way western responds with their square and shafted pro-jections may be the key to the point now raised. Thischaracter of detail is also borne out by the design of theremains of the great central tower pier, before Copford this feature is dealt w^ith as a square pro-jection to both pier and arch. To give enq)hasis to thefitness of the comparison chosen some particulars of eachmay be given. The churches of Copford and Great CI acton werefirst bui
. The Archaeological journal. nd in some cases tlie sub-arches in the reveals arestill partly visible, and as before hinted the out-of-the-way western responds with their square and shafted pro-jections may be the key to the point now raised. Thischaracter of detail is also borne out by the design of theremains of the great central tower pier, before Copford this feature is dealt w^ith as a square pro-jection to both pier and arch. To give enq)hasis to thefitness of the comparison chosen some particulars of eachmay be given. The churches of Copford and Great CI acton werefirst built without aisles, but at Chepstow the presenceof triforium (now built up) and clerestory show plainlyenough that aisles existed there, and hence its superiorityof dimensions (the present nave being 89 feet 6 incheslong, 23 feet 2 inches wide, and 39 feet 6 inches high tothe crown of the vaulting). At Great Clacton, thenave is 58 feet 5 inches long and 24 feet 9 inches wide, i; 276 NOTES OX THE NAVE OF CHEPSTOW PARISH riG-. 4.—COPFOED CHURCH, ESSEX. SOrXH SIDE NAVE. and has a chancel continuous with the nave 46 feet 7 inches long. At Copford the total length including anapsidal chancel is 79 feet 2 inches and the width 20 feet 8 inches with a height of 29 feet from floor to crown ofthe vault. It will be noticed tliat in width, which is thematerial dimension on account of the span of the vault-ing, Chepstow is about the average. The great piers atChepstow are 6 feet 6 inches east and west, and 6 feetnorth and south, whilst those at Copford are 6 feet 6 inches
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