The cathedrals of Great Britain, their history and architecture (1902)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · London : J. M. Dent & company; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott coy. · leaf 343
teof the Georgian architects ; but happily all their monstrosities havebeen removed by Sir Gilbert Scott, who restored the Minster to itsancient beauty. The West Front is one of the finest examples of the Perpen-dicular style in England. It consists of two towers, flanking a 327 328 Cathedrals of… … niche-work of excellent composition and most delicate execution.These niches are about to be filled with figures. We enter theMinster by the north porch, which is a fine piece of Perpendicularwork, with a parvise over it. On entering the building we are struckwith its great loftiness and the…
Cathedrals -- Great Britain · Church architecture -- Great Britain
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