| Until within the last few years a small Norman chapel existed here which had many points of interest and was very picturesque. It consisted of a Chancel, Nave, & South porch, and had a rude wooden bell tower on the roof of the nave, at the west end. The porch was a massive oaken structure with a pointed arched opening. This has, I cannot think for why, been destroyed. A striking feature of the old church was the corbel table with grotesque heads under the eaves of the nave. Some portions of this have been rebuilt into the present church. The South and Nth doors have also been inserted in the new work: they are both of very simple character with square jambs & arches with splayed imposts and hood mouldings. The doors are, in general outline & detail, alike but the hood moulding on the Sth is encircled with a nailhead ornament whilst that of the Nth has a kind of pellet or berry. The imposts are slightly enriched, that of the Sth having a triangular indent & that of the Nth a wavy line. The E. window has been in part retained. It is of three lights, probably of the 14th centy with intersecting tracery. See sketches. |   |
