Cathédrales, abbayes et églises d'Angleterre et Pays de Galles : historique, descriptif, picturale . comme c'était inévitable. * À l'extérieur il isplain et assez peu attrayant, la meilleure caractéristique étant la de l'eastwindows remplages et une remarquable, plutôt vaste boutant soutenant theeastern mur de la chapelle sud, probablement une addition ultérieure d'counteracta règlement de la fondation. Theinterior de l'église est bien morestriking. La nef conserve le LateNorman pier-arches, et il iswork de cette période dans le transept.Il y a aussi certains des premiers Englishwork, comme dans un southai au chantry

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Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales : descriptive, historical, pictorial . as was inevitable. * Externally it isplain and rather unattractive, the best feature being the tracery of the eastwindows and a remarkable, rather massive flying buttress supporting theeastern wall of the southern chapel, probably a subsequent addition to counteracta settlement of the foundation. Theinterior of the church is much morestriking. The nave retains the LateNorman pier-arches, and there iswork of that period in the transepts.There is also some Early Englishwork, as in a chantry to the southaisle, and most of the eastern partof the church is Late Decorated orEarly Perpendicular, subsequent, ashas been said, to the injuries inflictedby the French in the year 1380. Among the minor details, twoonly call for special mention. Ofthese, one is the church clock. Thisis something quite out of the common way, for the hours are struck upon itsbell by a gilded pair of well-nurtured cherubs, and its pendulum is so longthat it comes through the ceiling and swings free in the church below.. WINCHELSEA : THE PORCH. Tlie work is not yet complete, but the buildiug is now thoroughly repaired. 378 ABBEYS AND CHURCHES. [Rye and What a solace this must have been to the children of Rye during sermontime, especially in the days when the good folk liked the discom-se long ifnot strong, and considered less than forty minutes rather short measure; andhow those youngsters whose paternal pews were in full sight of the pendulummust have been envied by their less fortunately situated friends ! This clock claimsQueen Elizabeth as its donor, and so boasts itself to be the oldest in Englandwhich is in working order. The other thing notable is the communion-table, which is a fine specimen of Eenaissance work, made of mahogany, and said to bea memorial of the Spanish Armada. Not long ago it was fastened face to thewall, as if in permanent disgrace for its non-mediaeval aspect, now it has beenbrought fo

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