The cathedrals of Great Britain, their history and architecture; (1904)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · London : J. M. Dent & Company; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Coy · leaf 228
t, of evil memory, waslet loose on the Cathedral. He made a new west front, shortenedthe nave, and took down the Norman work in triforium andclerestory, substituting his own designing. Plaster was used un-sparingly. The old spire was removed, the roofs lowered, andmuch other vandalism perpetrated.… … HEREFORD CATHEDRAL FROM THE WYE Hereford Cathedral 209 The Exterior A good view is obtained from the close on the south side. Onthe banks of the Wye is the Palace and College of Vicars Choral ;on the east was the old castle, one of the strongest on the Welshmarches. The West Front is an erection of…
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