The normal Christian church of the fourth century of our era was an Aisled building with the entrance at one end, and a semi-circular projection known as the apse at the other.
"The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church"
A. Hamilton Thompson
But only one church in the group, the ruined church of Reculver, followed the plan of the Aisled nave of the basilica.
"The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church"
A. Hamilton Thompson
The Aisled plan of the parish church was arrived at in spite, not in consequence, of the few early Aisled churches which might have supplied it with a model.
"The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church"
A. Hamilton Thompson