| SECTION | PAGE |
| 1. | The basilican church plan | 1 |
| 2. | Problem of its derivation | 2 |
| 3. | Rival theories of its origin | 3 |
| 4. | The Roman basilica: old St. Peter's | 6 |
| 5. | Basilicas at Ravenna | 8 |
| 6. | Tomb-churches and baptisteries | 9 |
| 7. | Centralised plans at Ravenna | 10 |
| 8. | Relative advantages of the basilican and the centralised plan | 12 |
| 9. | The basilican church at Silchester | 13 |
| 10. | Early churches in Kent and Essex | 14 |
| 11. | Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts. | 16 |
| 12. | Escomb church, Durham | 16 |
| 13. | Early Northumbrian churches | 18 |
| 14. | Wilfrid's churches at Hexham and Ripon | 20 |
| 15, | 16. Brixworth, Northants: other basilican plans | 21 |
| 17. | Exceptional occurrence of the basilican plan in England | 24 |
