. Archaeologia cantiana. laster between the two easternwindows in the south wall disclosed a portion of an ar-cade. This seems never to have been completed, forwhilst the lower stone has the dog-tooth enrichment ofthe arch finished, the upper stone has it simply blockedout in the square: we found a corresponding fragmentof arcading built into the upper part of the chancelwall, and whilst that which exists in the south wall ap-pears to have been always in the same place, it seemspretty clear that the other piece was never fixed near conclusion at which I arrive is, therefore, that thesea
. Archaeologia cantiana. laster between the two easternwindows in the south wall disclosed a portion of an ar-cade. This seems never to have been completed, forwhilst the lower stone has the dog-tooth enrichment ofthe arch finished, the upper stone has it simply blockedout in the square: we found a corresponding fragmentof arcading built into the upper part of the chancelwall, and whilst that which exists in the south wall ap-pears to have been always in the same place, it seemspretty clear that the other piece was never fixed near conclusion at which I arrive is, therefore, that theseare fragments of a work commenced but abandoned foranother scheme at the very time the work was going on. Before going to the chancel a note should be addedhere, as to the painted decorations which have been dis-covered. A portion of these are architectural in theircharacter, the rest pictorial. Among the former, isthe running pattern forming a border under the string-course in the south aisle. This I hope to continue all. along the wall, it being sufficiently clear in the oneplace where it occurs to warrant restoration; and I haveno doubt of the importance attached by the old archi-tect to decoration on a line so marked as that of theprincipal string-course. There is also a faint borderround the chancel arch, painted in red, but rather laterin its character than the string-course. The pictorial CHURCH OF ST. MARY, STONE. 121 decorations are all on the north aisle wall. Betweenthe first and second windows is a large sitting figure ofthe Blessed Virgin Mary nursing our Lord: St. Maryhas a veil, and is not crowned, and had a red robe anda blue cloak. She is seated on a throne with shafts atthe angles, and the canopy is a gabled trefoil with triplepinnacles on either side. As far as I can judge, thiswork appears to be very late thirteenth-century or earlyfourteenth-century work, and was evidently rich in co-lour. The painting between the two next windows isso damaged that I have be
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