At  the  end  of  these  10  yds.  of  church  debris  the
trench  struck  another  wall.  This  was  also  of  rubble,
but  only  2  ft.  3  ins.  thick,  and  ran  down  deeper  than
it  was  necessary  to  excavate.  Upon  removing  the  soil
on  the  east  side,  its  face  was  found  smooth,  and  by
extending  the  width  of  the  trench,  the  workmen  uncovered


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a  massive  jamb  attached  to  the  east  side  of  the  wall,  with
the  springer  stone  still  at  the  top  whence  groining  arches
had  once  sprung  in  different  directions.  In  point  of  fact
we  were  into  the  crypt,  and  amongst  the  debris  thrown
out  were  many  pieces  of  the  ribs  and  groins  that  had
supported  the  pavement  above.  By  carefully  examining
the  contour  of  the  curved  wrought  stones  and  continuing
it,  we  found  the  stones  were  portions  of  arching  that
would  span  about  12  ft.  We  could  not  ascertain  the
depth  of  the  crypt,  for  although  the  workmen  were
desirous  of  entirely  removing  the  foundations  of  the  wall,
and  went  down  9  ft.  for  the  purpose,  neither  the  floor
of  the  crypt  nor  the  base  of  the  wall  were  reached.
In  continuing  the  trench  eastward  another  wall  of
rubble  was  encountered  at  a  distance  of  25  ft.  from
the  last  one,  and  this  was  evidently  the  east  wall  of  the
crypt  and  chancel.  It  was  very  massive,  being  3  ft.  6  in.
