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The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church

Chapter V

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THE AISLED PARISH CHURCH

II. TRANSEPTS AND CHANCEL

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58. Cruciform churches with aisled transepts 101

59. Addition of transeptal chapels 102

60. Variety of treatment of transeptal chapels 105

61. Transeptal chapels as a key to original ground plans 107

62. Incomplete cruciform plans 108

63. Irregular cruciform plans 110

64. Central towers with transeptal chapels 113

65. Transeptal towers 113

66. Lengthening of chancels 114

67. Encroachment of the chancel on the nave: Tansor 115

68. Chancel chapels 117

69. Churches with one chancel chapel 119

70. Chantry chapels attached to chancels 120

71. Effect of the addition of chapels on the cruciform plan 121

72. The aisled rectangular plan 124

73. Variations of the plan with aisled nave and chancel 126

74. Development of the aisled rectangle at Grantham 129

75. Deviation of the axis of the chancel 131

Index of Places 134

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