. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. FARNHAM HUNDRED the earliest evidence of date afforded by existing portions of the architecture.'" The original chapel consisted of a chancel 22 ft. by 11 ft., a nave 53 ft. by 21 ft., and a low shingled belfry spire at the west end supported on very solid oak timbers axe dressed. The large corner buttresses at the west end look as if they were intended to support some heavier structure. The ladder up to the belfry is of one baulk of oak cut into steps. Of the fourteenth century are the plain round- headed door now blocked i
. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. FARNHAM HUNDRED the earliest evidence of date afforded by existing portions of the architecture.'" The original chapel consisted of a chancel 22 ft. by 11 ft., a nave 53 ft. by 21 ft., and a low shingled belfry spire at the west end supported on very solid oak timbers axe dressed. The large corner buttresses at the west end look as if they were intended to support some heavier structure. The ladder up to the belfry is of one baulk of oak cut into steps. Of the fourteenth century are the plain round- headed door now blocked in the chancel, the pointed chancel arch, the middle window in the north wall of the nave, and the lancet westward of ; The east window of three lights was in- serted at the end of the fifteenth or early in the sixteenth century. The present glass in it is modern, but there are some fragments of old glass from it now preserved in the vestry. The eastern- most window in the north wall of the nave was inserted at the same time. At a later date a western gallery was added. Some alterations were carried out in 1845, when the north porch was repaired by the village carpenter, the west window was prob- ably inserted, and part of the gallery taken down. In 1871-2 the vestry and organ chamber were added on the south side of the chancel, and the south aisle (separated from the nave by an ar- cading of five bays with pointed arches) and the south porch were built, the remains of the western gallery being at the same time removed. The roof of the nave is open, with heavy tim- bered tie beams. One of these had been cut away to give head room in the gallery, and was replaced in 1871-2. The roof of the chancel is round and plastered, with modern decorations. Manning and Bray say that it was decorated with ' a pelican in her piety,' the arms of Bishop Fox (i 501-15 28), and with fleurs-de-lys and a cross fleury, all in plaster. It is possible that the church was restored in Bishop Fox'
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