| SECTION | PAGE |
| 1. | The basilican church plan | [1] |
| 2. | Problem of its derivation | [2] |
| 3. | Rival theories of its origin | [3] |
| 4. | The Roman basilica: old St Peter's | [6] |
| 5. | Basilicas at Ravenna | [8] |
| 6. | Tomb-churches and baptisteries | [9] |
| 7. | Centralised plans at Ravenna | [10] |
| 8. | Relative advantages of the basilican and the centralised plan | [12] |
| 9. | The basilican church at Silchester | [13] |
| 10. | Early churches in Kent and Essex | [14] |
| 11. | Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts. | [16] |
| 12. | Escomb church, Durham | [16] |
| 13. | Early Northumbrian churches | [18] |
| 14. | Wilfrid's churches at Hexham and Ripon | [20] |
| 15, | 16. Brixworth, Northants: other basilican plans | [21] |
| 17. | Exceptional occurrence of the basilican plan in England | [24] |