This part of the church has recently undergone a fresh restoration, but it consisted almost entirely of the removal of the galleries in the aisles and new seating in the centre. The pillars and arches of the interior have been allowed to remain at the high level to which they were heightened during the previous restoration; and it is fairly questionable whether they are not more effective as altered than when they stood at the original lower level.
The aisles having been originally vaulted, the old vault stood at the former low level. The ancient wall rib was, therefore, at that level, but was chipped off during the restoration. The stones which composed the wall rib can still be traced in the walls in both aisles (see [Fig. 892]). The string course over the main arches was originally at the same height as in the choir, but had to be chipped off. Traces of it can still be seen. The heightening of the piers had also the effect of cutting off the lower part of the vaulting shafts, thus depriving them of the base which they have in the choir. The old vaulting was necessarily removed when the aisles were heightened, and the church is now vaulted in plaster.
Fig. 896.—The Parish Church, Haddington.
1, 2, and 3. Details of West Doorway. 4. Cap of Shaft, Nave Clerestory.
5. Jamb of West Window.
The tracery of the windows of the nave has been renewed, and is entirely without cusping.
The transept has been to some extent destroyed, especially at the
