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THE CHURCHES OF CORNWALL in S. of altar. The image niche between the two win- dows would doubtless hold a statue of St. German. This niche has recently been filled with a statue of Our Lord as the Good Shepherd ; if it was to be filled, it seems a pity that a figure of the great mis- sionary Saint was not once again placed in the position designed to perpetuate his memory. About a century later the W. end of this chapel, which projected beyond the rest of the narrow aisle, was taken down and a wide S. aisle was continued right up to S. W. tower, and 4 four-light large pointed windows inserted in S. wall, one in each bay. Upper tracery of three easternmost of these windows, though slightly different in each case, is of the kind known as advanced Perp.; but the one nearest the tower has reticulated tracery and would generally be termed Dec. Close examination, however, of the general masonry and of jambs and hood - moulds, &c, shows that it is all of same date. One style was never quite driven out at a given date by its suc- cessor. The terminals of the hood-moulds of these windows all bear heraldic and other devices. The arms of Bishop Lacy (1420-1450) are plainly dis- cernible, and this yields the date of this effective aisle widening. When the Norm, aisle was thus widened, a S. doorway in its W. bay was taken out, and preserved as W. doorway at end of aisle. At the same time a charming little porch with an elaborately groined roof was built against S. wall of S. tower,