Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 194
away the solidmasonry of the end walls, iu order to insert their huge windows, th.ey destroyed what was essential constructivelyin order to bind together the side walls; hence these slowly inclined outwards under the pressure of the roof, andwould probably have fallen iu no long time had not the… … 150 GATUEDKAL CUUKCHE8. [St. Albans. Chapel converted into a school. Visitors who feel inclined to be severe upon theinjuries wrought on this and other parts of the fabric, must bear in mind that thetownsfolk had acquired a building out of all proportion to their wants, the propermaintenance of…
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