. Archaeologia cantiana. found in the north wall. This windoAV is now treatedin the same way as that at the east end of the northaisle, being partly above and partly below the roof ofthe Wilshyre chantry. An old arch existed behind thearcade under it, and this has been replaced by one ofstone, so that the chantry is now sufficiently open tothe chancel for the purpose of use by the the south wall of the chancel is the old piscina,under one of the divisions of the arcading. The arcadeis continued across the east wall of the chancel, in fourdivisions; and treated exactly in the sa
. Archaeologia cantiana. found in the north wall. This windoAV is now treatedin the same way as that at the east end of the northaisle, being partly above and partly below the roof ofthe Wilshyre chantry. An old arch existed behind thearcade under it, and this has been replaced by one ofstone, so that the chantry is now sufficiently open tothe chancel for the purpose of use by the the south wall of the chancel is the old piscina,under one of the divisions of the arcading. The arcadeis continued across the east wall of the chancel, in fourdivisions; and treated exactly in the same way as at thesides: it is pretty clear, therefore, that it can never havebeen intended to place the altar against the wall, andit was no doubt brought forward a few feet (with per-haps a low wall or reredos behind it) in the way so com-mon in the case of apsidal chancels, and of which wehave examples at Arundel and at Warfield in the case. 126 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE of square-ended chancels. In the two divisions of thearcade we found, on removing the whitewash and plaster,a painted cross pattee, enclosedwithin a circle: it was red on awhite ground, and outlined withblack. Whether this was a dedi-cation cross, or only painted inconnection mth the altar, it isimpossible to say.^ In the chancel floor are someancient grave-stones,among which,those of John Lumbarde, Rector,—a fine brass cross ofthe fourteenth century,—and the little brass of Sir JohnDew, are well known, and of much value. They havebeen carefully relaid in connection with a new pavementround the altar. The altar-rail has also been broughtforward; the altar set on a foot pace about three feetfrom the east wall, with a low stone perpeyn wall at itsback, capped with marble, and showing the old arcadeabove it. It remains to mention a few ancient fragments whichhave been discovered during the progress of the are,— 1. A fragment of very richly cusped
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