Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 428
of which the beautifulsteeple has been constructed, like much of the red stone of the district, thoughvery effective in appearance, is very perishable. For many years the steeple of St.Michaels, with its weathered surface, from which almost every trace of ornamenta-tion had crumbled away, had worn… … Photo: The London and Co^vntry Photo. Co., Coventry. St. MICHAELS, COVENTRY. St. Michaels.] THE STEEPLE. 355 Happily, however, on a reconsideration of the question, it has been foundpossible by various devices in underpinning-, and by recasing almost the wholestructure Mith new stone, to avoid…
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