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Under the chancel arch, there was once a 13th Century rood-beam (a beam surmounted by a Cross) and a rood loft with stairs leading up to it: this was used for the reading of the Gospel at Holy Communion. The present chancel was built in 13th Century and twice extended, a vestry being added to the north in 14th Century and an organ chamber to the south in 1862. The vestry door, with its original lock, is believed to be 600 years old, and there are many fine monuments on the walls. There is also a 14th Century piscina (used for washing the Communion vessels) on the S. wall; and the Sacrament is reserved, for use in sick communions.
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