an ogee arch above the other
arches. The flowing curves of these ogee arches are most ingeniously and
beautifully worked into the pattern of the upper part of the window,
which contains five main divisions of stonework, each like the skeleton
of a leaf in shape and in the delicacy of its pattern. Of these five
divisions the top one is made by splitting up the central mullion; two
diverge from it at the top of the lower lights; and two others curve
inwards from the outside arch. The central mullion runs up almost to the
top of the arch. The mullions are alike in moulding and size. Below the
window is the west door, the head of which is filled with ancient
stained glass. There is a gable above it, running up to the bottom of
the window and containing three niches. There are kneeling figures on
each side of the gable, so that the top of it may have held a figure of
Christ. All that portion of the west end not occupied by the window and
the porch is filled with storeys of niches and arcading. The lowest
storey consists of a rich arcading, each division of which is ornamented
with geometrical tracery closely resembling that of the arcading of the
aisles. These divisions are marked by pinnacles. Above this is another
row of arcading of much the same character, except that it is about half
as high again as the lower storey. Each division of this arcading
contains two niches for statues, and above the niches are gables. Above
the gables the divisions are filled with tracery closely resembling that
of the lower arcade. This second arcade reaches to the bottom of the
great window, which is marked by a string course running across the
whole part. On each side of the gable of the porch is an extra niche
rather clumsily fitted in. Above the string course the arcading is not
so rich as below. The third storey consists of long niches ornamented
merely with arches, gables, and pinnacles between each niche. The fourth
is of much the same character, but that the divisions are shorter and
have no gable above them. The last storey consists of plain panelling
ornamented at intervals by gables. The west windows of the aisle are
shorter than the other aisle windows, but have tracery of the same
character. The aisle doorways are plain, but over both are some
sculptured figures. Those over the north door appear to represent a
hunt. In the middle a woman is setting a dog on to two beasts, and
behind them there is a man blowing a horn. At the side