FIG. 231. WEST END OF CHURCH, ST PAUL-DU-VAR.

The two string courses on the next floor were no doubt inserted, one for the purpose of carrying the struts of a sloping roof, and the other to cover the junction of the roof with the stone-work. Although partly cut away, these strings are yet fairly preserved. The sloping roof

FIG. 232. CHURCH OF ST PAUL-DU-VAR.

would cover the wooden gallery or hoarding which, we have seen, protected the principal doorways and staircase.

FIG. 233. PLAN OF CHURCH, ST PAUL-DU-VAR.