Here we see Intersecting tracery at its most austere in the
plainest window of the whole church. Being a four light window, the
tracery comprises rows of three, two and one diamond shapes.
Intersecting tracery had the advantage of simplicity of
construction and therefore required less time and expertise on the
part of the stonemasons and hence costs were lower. Such economy
was not appreciated by Edward Freeman who, during the Gothic
revival in the mid-nineteenth century, remarked that intersecting
tracery "has enjoyed the unenviable distinction of being an
especial favourite with Churchwardens of the last generation".
