. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE tower were added. In 1861 the church was rather drastically restored, the north aisle being completely rebuilt, the windows and doors much repaired and altered and the north vestry and organ chamber added. ,. v . The chancel has an east window of three lights, in which traces of early 14th-century work remain, but the bulk of it is modern. On either side of it the remains of a 13th-century lancet window are visible with traces of contemporary paintings of figures of angels on the remaining splays. The
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE tower were added. In 1861 the church was rather drastically restored, the north aisle being completely rebuilt, the windows and doors much repaired and altered and the north vestry and organ chamber added. ,. v . The chancel has an east window of three lights, in which traces of early 14th-century work remain, but the bulk of it is modern. On either side of it the remains of a 13th-century lancet window are visible with traces of contemporary paintings of figures of angels on the remaining splays. The chapel arcade on the south side is of the 15th century, of three bays with columns of four clustered shafts and moulded arches. Between the chancel and south chapel are parts of a mid-15th-century parclose screen, much repaired, with traceried panels and moulded stiles and cornice. There are six poppy- head bench ends of the 15 th century in the chancel, also much restored. The north wall of the chancel The south chapel has an east window and three century and has a continuous moulding, and a label with grotesque stops. It opens to the south porch, of the same date, which ii of two stories, and originally had a window opening into the south aisle from the second stage ; this is now blocked. The pointed entrance arch is plain and has a label with carved stops. There are square-headed windowi on the east and west. The second stage is approached by an octagonal stair turret rising above the porch, at the north-west, at the angle of junction with the aisle, and is lighted by a two-light traceried window with a pointed head. Both the porch and the turret have embattled parapets above string-courses. The west tower is of two stages with strongly projecting embattled parapet and a tead-covered At the north-east corner is a project- :. The tower arch is of the 15th century, ntred, of two moulded orders with flat jambs. The west door is so much restored as to be practically modern, and
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