Little Church, alterations to.

The south aisle was added c. 1197(WILLIS).

The east and north chancel windows were built c. 1250, their jambs only are extant (WARD).

There were minor alterations in the latter part of the 13th century under Abbot Lawrence (C41).

c. 1480 the walls were lowered, decapitating the windows;  a low arch was put over the east window to fit under a lowered gable.  These alterations were done to create the infirmary and infirmary chapel.  The gallery was created (WILLIS, quoting KERRY).  Kerry says the position of the opening between the church and the farm indicates that a daily mass was said in the south aisle, not in the chancel.

Great alterations to the house took place in 1651;   the only remains of the 15th century house are at the west end, the western half of the north side and possibly the western half of the south side.  The old house had a broad buttress-like projection on the outer face of the west wall of the church (WARD).

The church was re-furnished around 1634  (WILLIS).

The south aisle windows are 17th century (CHATFIELD).
Most of the details are Perpendicular, especially the addition of the upper storey with its open timber roof.

The Little Church had ‘comunication with a public house’ (LYSONS).  The Blue Bell.

The doorway to Verger’s Farm is already blocked up (HALL, 1863).

1883 the building had a pantiled exterior (Maud and Harvey notes).

Churchyard kerbstones were removed during Colin Lee’s ministry.  Attempts at a car park failed. (Source:  Maud Hollingworth and Harvey Cross).