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Title: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. cn
Subjects: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Publisher: Bristol, Eng. : The Society
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cess to the lengthened aisles. Theoriginal ceiling of the porch has been removed, and there are no traces ofstairs. The second storey contains two rooms, the one on the west havinga western window, and that on the east a round-headed doorway whichonce led into a western gallery. The corbels supporting the gallery arevisible. Near this doorway is a small triangular aperture giving animperfect view of the church. Two similar apertures are seen in the sidewalls of the nave. The third storey is divided into two chambers. In theeast wall is the interesting two-light window, figured in so many architec-tural works, having triangular heads, tile-like imposts, fluted jambs andcurved plinths. Just above the window is seen a block of stone, whichmay have been intended to bear an inscription. In the fourth storey thereis a blocked-up doorway in the east wall, not visible from the church, whichmust have led to a chamber between the ceiling and earlier high-pitchedl Monasticon, iv. G65. Deerhurst.
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roof of the nave. In the single chamber above, the fifth storey,the bells are hung. The tower had a spire, which was blown downin 1666. The nave has north and south arcades of three early pointed arches.The Transitional Norman pilasters in the south aisle attached to two ofthe piers look as if they had been left unfinished, and remained so. Theclerestory windows and the roof seem to be of 15th century date. Thenave was separated from the choir by a wall, pierced with a lofty arch; 72 Transactions for the Year 1902. this has been removed. The nave belonged to the parishioners; and themonks, who had their own entrance from their cloisters, worshipped in thechoir and sanctuary. The dividing wall seems to have been supersededby a rood screen, the doorway to which remains. The original choir roseto the height of 40 feet, with side walls unbroken by any window or evenany ornament. The east wall contains a lofty arch with square-edgedlabel terminating in the heads of wolves. Above the arch i

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