A SAXON CHURCH
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St. Peter's, Barton-on-Humber.
dressed stone, as there is at Bradford-on-Avon, and on the east, south and west sides a round-headed doorway, and on the north a triangular-headed one, with massive "Long-and-Short" work. The next stage exhibits triangular arcading with double lights and a massive baluster and capital under a triangular arch. The third stage has no arcading, but a similar two-light window. The fourth stage is not Saxon but early Norman in style. From the west of the tower projects a sort of annexe, fifteen feet by twelve, of the same width as the tower and cöeval with it, having quoins of "Long-and-Short" work, this is pierced with two small rude lights north and south, and with two circular lights on the west. These circular lights are of extraordinary