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Early Decorated style

The hexagonal south porch built in the early 14th Century is one of only three hexagonal porches in the country; the others are at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol and Chipping Norton.

The north aisle was rebuilt c1308

The south transept was added c1349, followed by the north transept

The ball flowers found in the north aisle and around the west window are typical of the Decorated Gothic style.  An architectural ornament in the form of a ball inserted in the cup of a flower, usually arranged in rows at equal distances in the hollow of a moulding, frequently by the sides of mullions.