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time accomplishes the provision of a great extent of area. The simple cross plan is not uncommon in North Wales, even for small churches.

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Whatever might have been the plan of the original monastic church, the present building was no doubt erected for the accommodation of the collegiate institution amalgamated with a parish church, and the special chapel of the saintly founder. The original stalls of the

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prebends still exist in the chancel (see fig. 8), and the doorways in the gables of each transept indicate the collegiate use; whilst what may be called the western galilee, with its two doorways, north and south, and lower level leading by steps into the nave, marks the 'People's Church".

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Across the chancel arch is the rood-loft and an elaborate

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Fig 10.-East View.

screen (see fig. 8). The entrance to the loft still exists in the east wall of the transept, and its floor at present caps the screen. There is another screen of later date. across the tower arch, which of course might control the use of the church in respect of visitors to the Saint's shrine in the chapel (see fig. 9).

The dimensions of plan are considerable chancel, 32 ft. 6 ins. by 26 ft.; vestry, 14 ft. by S ft.; transeptal

Fig. 11.-Church of St. Beuno, South View.

limb, 67 ft. 6 ins. by 25 ft. 9 ins.; nave, 52 ft. by 27 ft. 1 in.; tower, 17 ft. 9 ins. by 15 ft. 1 in.; passage between tower and chapel, 17 ft. 8 ins. by 7 ft. 3 ins. ; chapel, 42 ft. by 24 ft. The total length of the interior, from the west wall of the tower to the east wall of the chancel, is 138 ft. 8 ins.

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The internal height of the walls from floor to cornice is about 28 ft.. and the tower from floor to the ridge of its roof is 69 ft. 3 ins.

The chancel is lighted by a large east window of seven lights, two south and one north window of three lights each. The transepts have each a fivelight window in the gable, and one three-light window on the west and east sides. The nave has two windows of three lights on the south side, and one of three lights on the north side. The tower has one three-light window over the west doorway (see figs. 10, 11, 12 and 13). The passage between the tower and chapel has one small single-light window on each side (see figs. 13 and 15). The Chapel of St.

Beuno has a five-light window at the east end (see

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fig. 14), and a small two-light window over the west entrance (see fig. 16); also a three-light window on each

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flank, near to the east end, both of which are now blocked up (see fig. 17). The vestry has a small single-light window to the east (see fig. 18).

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