its eastern wall, forming internally a recess for an altar, near to which is a piscina richly moulded and cusped.
   In the recess stands a very remarkable specimen of early medieval wood-frame work; it has two massive oak posts with carved tops, and these posts have been morticed in front as though to receive other frame work or a canopy. It was brought to this church from Canterbury Cathedral by Archdeacon Battely. In between the posts was a painting of the four Evangelists on a thin deal board, which on being removed revealed the original rich diaper work on which there had been evidently figures of the four Evangelists, which at some time had been chipped off, and the deal board and its paintings (now placed at the foot of the structure) fastened over the diaper background. This woodwork is undoubtedly amongst the oldest extant in England, and is of special interest to archaeologists. Before this recess is the stone coffin of Thomas de Upton, Rector in A.D. 1290; the brass has been removed, but the beautiful impression of the cross remains.
   The western half of the north aisle is divided from its eastern half, which, as we have seen, has now become the north transept, by a skreen of timber framing which reaches to the height of the walls and then is carried up to support the roofs of aisle and transept at their

intersection, the lower part being filled with panels and tracery. There is a doorway in the centre of this skreen, but no indication of its having been enclosed with doors.
   In the fourteenth century the piers of the tower needed strengthening, they were accordingly under-pinned and partially rebuilt and supported by other massive piers, these were weathered into the form of buttresses, and a sub-arch of segmental pointed form was introduced beneath the old pointed arches to afford a counter thrust to the piers. The sub-arch between the tower and chancel was removed at the restoration in A.D. 1869, to the great improvement of the interior effect of the church.
   At this period (fourteenth century) the old windows of the nave, except the one already spoken of which opens into the aisle, were taken out, and windows of the Decorated period were inserted, they were placed in somewhat different positions in the nave; the stone work of the old south doorway inside and out was likewise removed, and the opening built up with flint; the large west doorway was now made. In certain lights the outlines of the old windows and door may still be traced in the flint work. The cradling which supports the bell cage appears to be of the same date, blocking as it does