The more ancient part of the building is in good preservation, although roofless. It contains a large traceried window in the east wall ([Fig. 883]), and has had two traceried windows, each with three lights, in each of the side walls. These windows are well preserved, except the west one in the north wall, which has been practically removed and built up, only the interior sconsions being now traceable. To the west of the above windows there occur two narrow lancet windows, one in the north and one in the south wall, opposite one another. There is an ancient trefoil-headed doorway in the north wall ([Fig. 884]), and at the north-east angle of the same wall a broad set-off is visible at a high level,
Fig. 885.—Temple Church. Interior of East End.
indicating that there must have been some structure with a sloping stone roof (possibly a monument) under it. The wall at this place has been rebuilt. In the interior of the north wall ([Fig. 885]), under the eastmost side window, a segmentally-arched recess is introduced. It is about 6 feet 2 inches long, and has had good mouldings springing from small shafts and caps, but is now greatly destroyed. This may have been an easter sepulchre. In the interior of the south wall there has been a sedilia with two seats (see [Fig. 885]), each having a trefoil-headed arch, with bold roll on edge, of which only a small portion survives.
Externally (see [Fig. 883]) the building is provided with a buttress at each side of the east end, and another at right angles to it at the south-east angle. A similar buttress occurs on the south wall between the two south windows. These buttresses are all finished with acute gablets and fleur-de-lys ridges, and the string course and base are returned round them.
| Fig. 886.—Temple Church. Details of Windows. | Fig. 887.—Temple Church. Details. |
The east window has a double splay on the jambs ([Fig. 886]), and the arch mouldings, which consist of bold rolls, partly filleted, die against the splays. The hood moulding has carved terminals, apparently of animals. The intersecting tracery is simple, and the mullions are splayed, and each aperture between the curved branches of the mullions contains a chamfered circle. There is no cusping.