The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church

Chapter 4

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THE AISLED PARISH CHURCH

I. NAVE, TOWER, AND PORCHES

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39. Survival of the aisleless plan 64

40. The addition of aisles 66

41. Use of aisles for side altars 66

42. Twelfth century aisled plans 69

43. Ordinary method of adding aisles 70

44, 45. Consequent irregularities of plan 74

46. Gradual addition of aisles 77

47. Raunds church, Northants 79

48. Conservative feeling of the builders for old work 81

49. Aisles widened and rebuilt 83

50. Rebuilding of aisles as chantry chapels: Harringworth, Northants 84

51. Newark, Cirencester, Northleach, and Grantham 87

52. Naves lengthened westward 92

53. The western tower in relation to the plan 94

54. Engaged western towers, etc. 96

55. Rebuilding of towers 98

56. Porches 99

57. Position of the porch in the plan 99