. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . flint andstone, but their east gables are heightened and rebuiltin brick. altered. The outer order towards the crossing has aplain semicircular arch of a single order, with engagedjamb-shafts having simple scalloped capitals in twocases, the third being of cushion type, and the fourth,which seems recent, having a simple leaf pattern. In the south-east pier of the tower and openingfrom the south chapel is a blocked stairway which ledto a rood loft ; its lower steps have been recentlyopened out, and a piece of 1 3th-century foliage foundin the blo
. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . flint andstone, but their east gables are heightened and rebuiltin brick. altered. The outer order towards the crossing has aplain semicircular arch of a single order, with engagedjamb-shafts having simple scalloped capitals in twocases, the third being of cushion type, and the fourth,which seems recent, having a simple leaf pattern. In the south-east pier of the tower and openingfrom the south chapel is a blocked stairway which ledto a rood loft ; its lower steps have been recentlyopened out, and a piece of 1 3th-century foliage foundin the blocking is now in the museum at BasingHouse. The east window of the north chapel hasfive cinquefoiled lights under a four-centred head,the mullions and outer jambs being moulded, whilethe inner splay and rear arch are simply hollowchamfered at the angles. The four north windows of this chapel are filledwith contemporary wooden tracery of very gooddesign, each having three cinquefoiled lights withtracery in the head, set in stone frames, the inner. mm i3\w ^ 15* ten? c 1525WM c 1530 f=i c is 19 ^ \ fcen5S3 ftodern Plan of St. Marys Church, Basimc The east window of the chancel is of 15th-century date and has five cinquefoiled lights withvertical tracery under a low four-centred head withdeep casement mouldings in head and jambs. The north and south walls of the chancel areentirely taken up with the Paulet tombs, describedbelow, having two arched recesses in each wall witha small doorway between them. Both of these doorways have small squints in theireastern jambs, and there is another squint, nowblocked, on the north wall of the chancel near thewest end, opening from the stair to the tower. Theeast and west arches of the tower have plain half-octagonal jambs with moulded bases, partly hidden bythe floor, and simple capitals of two orders. The arches are high and have three chamferedorders, the whole being of brickwork, plastered andwhitewashed. The north and south arches of the to
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