. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . an organ chamber. It hasan east window of two lights with restored tra-cery, and in the south wall a trefoiled piscina anda window of two trefoiled lights with a quatrefoilover, both of 14th-century date. The 14th-centurychancel arch contemporary with the chancel is acutelypointed, of two chamfered orders, dying into theresponds with a broach stop between the orders ;below the responds are cut away on a slant. Thevery irregular line of the south wall of the chancel isto be noted, the tower being set nearly square withthe nave, while the south wa
. A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight . an organ chamber. It hasan east window of two lights with restored tra-cery, and in the south wall a trefoiled piscina anda window of two trefoiled lights with a quatrefoilover, both of 14th-century date. The 14th-centurychancel arch contemporary with the chancel is acutelypointed, of two chamfered orders, dying into theresponds with a broach stop between the orders ;below the responds are cut away on a slant. Thevery irregular line of the south wall of the chancel isto be noted, the tower being set nearly square withthe nave, while the south wall of the chancel has amarked southward inclination, which can only bedue to the method of setting out. The north arcade is of three bays with arches oftwo chamfered orders and a heavy chamfered labelwith good head stops. The responds are of stoneand half round with moulded capitals and bases ; butthe round columns with their capitals, shafts, andbases are of Purbeck marble, the whole arcade beinga very beautiful piece of 13th-century work. The. Boldre Church chapel is also of very good proportions, and has aneast window with modern tracery of three lightsin the original shafted jambs. The sill is cut downfor the reredos of an altar, and below it runs a rollstring, which is continued at a lower level below thenorth windows and again at a higher level on thewest wall, ranging with the springing of the westernarch. In the north wall are three widely splayed lancetswith moulded labels, which have apparently beenwidened on the inside at the glass line. In the westwall is a similar window, but larger and without alabel. Below it a plain arch with chamfered anglesopens into a modern vestry, which stands on theeastern part of the destroyed (or abandoned) 13th-century aisle, the weathering of its low pent roof stillshowing on the west face of the chapel wall. In the north wall of the nave west of the vestry isa modern trefoiled light. The south arcade is of six 128 Feud. Aids, ii, 317.
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