. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . KINGS SOMBORNE HUNDRED of late 12th or early I 3th-century painting, a set offour roundels on a background of foliage with a dadoof hanging drapery below. Each roundel contains ascene, now unfortunately much defaced, said to betaken from the story of St. Elfleda. The 13th-century eastern chapels were of twovaulted bays, with a central pier ; the foundations oftheir east walls are said to have been found in thegardens east of the churchyard. Part of their tiledfloor with a low stone bench is still in existence attheir north-west angle. The easter
. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . KINGS SOMBORNE HUNDRED of late 12th or early I 3th-century painting, a set offour roundels on a background of foliage with a dadoof hanging drapery below. Each roundel contains ascene, now unfortunately much defaced, said to betaken from the story of St. Elfleda. The 13th-century eastern chapels were of twovaulted bays, with a central pier ; the foundations oftheir east walls are said to have been found in thegardens east of the churchyard. Part of their tiledfloor with a low stone bench is still in existence attheir north-west angle. The eastern bays of the aisles are square externallybut apsidal within, and have a wide central windowflanked by wall arcades of two bays with a sunk-stardiaper on the arches. The opening of the apse isspanned by a square-edged semicircular arch with anouter roll, the vaulted ceiling to the east of it beingcarried by two short square-edged ribs springing fromcorbels on either side of the east window. The transverse arches in the aisles are of a singlesqu
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