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Cathedral antiquities (1814)

Britton, John, 1771-1857 · London : Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown, and Green ; · leaf 163

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to the wall and columns on the eastern side of the tower. Under thecentral tower in Wells Cathedral there are similar arches, but they arevery unusual. The capitals are adorned with sculptured foliage (see fig. 2,in the wood-cut on the following page); beneath which is its plan: the righthand side… … In this northern transept is a very fine and curious lavatory; also a niche,with an elaborate canopy, finials, &c; and part of the old organ-screen, twoniches of which are represented in Plate XV. The capitals of this are verybold and elegant; whilst the mouldings of the arches, with the…

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