The vestry, which projects from the east end of the choir, seems to have been erected before the bond was executed, and the foundations of the choir seem to have been laid at that time. The remainder of the choir was apparently carried out afterwards, but the nave, which was carefully specified in the bond, was never erected.
The vestry contains two stories, the lower one being a burial vault, which is “pendit” or vaulted, while the upper floor forms the vestry. The
Fig. 1200.—Mid-Calder Church. View from South-East.
Fig. 1201.—Mid-Calder Church. View from North-East.
small stair leading to both floors is placed in the north-east angle of the apse. The east wall of the choir (Fig. [1200]) is raised above the roof of the vestry, and is provided with a traceried window to the east; but there is no window in the north-east side of the apse, which is occupied by the wheel stair (Fig. [1201]). The buttresses are erected as required by the