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shall inhabit and hallow it._ The upper chamber here is reserved for the
mission-lady working in the district.

[Illustration: THE NORTH PORCH
_E. Scamell. Photo._]

The face of the transept visible above displays three lancet-headed
windows of the clerestory; the spaces are laid out in ornamental panels;
and there is an octagonal turret on the right, with battlements and a
pointed roof.

The rest of the church is hemmed in, and for the most part concealed, by
tumble-down houses, forming a labyrinth of narrow winding passages about
the walls, and even encroaching upon them--a bit of old London which has
escaped the modern spirit of improvement, and would appear to be full of
suggestive material for the writer of romance. As we thread our way
through this network round the east end and south side, to reach the
entrance once more, we get an occasional glimpse of the choir and Lady
Chapel through a gap in the surrounding buildings; but are far more
impressed with the sense of poverty and ruin than by anything in the way
of architecture, which can be much better seen and described from
within. The new schools in the south-east corner (built to supersede the
old structure which still remains attached to the north triforium) are
worth a visit _en route_: and so, perhaps, is the abandoned
burial-ground outside the south transept, if only as a melancholy
souvenir of the past.

The church is open every day, and the services are as follows:

SUNDAYS
8.15 a.m. Holy Communion.
11 a.m. Mattins.
11.45 a.m. Holy Communion (choral) and Sermon.
4 p.m. Children's Service and Catechizing.
7 p.m. Evensong and Sermon.

SAINTS' DAYS
8.15 a.m. Holy Communion.
11 a.m. Mattins.
8.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon.

ORDINARY DAYS
11 a.m. Mattins.
4 p.m. Evensong, except on Wednesdays, when the arrangement
is the same as for Saints' Days.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Within the porch a tablet on the south wall gives a list of
the Priors and Rectors. On the opposite wall another tablet,
recording some of the restorative work, forms part of the
memorial to Sir Borradaile Savory. For the rest of the memorial
see notes on pp. 48 and 57.

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[Illustration: VIEW OF THE CROSSING FROM THE TRIFORIUM
_E. Scamell. Photo