Another window in the south wall of the chancel (shown in Fig. 1353) is of the same character, only that it is lintelled on the inside instead
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Fig. 1352.—Preston Church. Plan.
of being arched. Beneath this window there is a peculiar piscina (see Fig. 1353). It consists of a triangular shelf projecting about
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Fig. 1353.—Preston Church. Piscina.
17 inches from the wall (Fig. 1354) and having a shallow basin supported on a rounded base. Above the shelf there is a round-arched recess 2 feet 2 inches high by 18 inches wide. The back of this recess leans forward, so that while it is 8-1/2 inches deep at the base, it is only 3 inches at the crown of the arch.
There are two south doors with square lintels, one in the chancel and another in the nave near the west end. A later door has been made at the east end of the nave.
All the doors and windows are finished on the outside with a simple chamfer.
There has probably been a sacristy on the north side of the nave.
Mr. Ferguson[1] assigns this church to an early period. The small windows
- ↑ The pre-Reformation Churches of Berwickshire, by J. Ferguson, Duns, to whom we are indebted for the Plan.
