Spence-Jones, H. D. M. (Henry Donald Maurice), 1836-1917, Railton, Herbert, 1857-1910, ill, Quinton, A., ill · London : Isbister & company, limited · leaf 179
ne of the ruins of the once famous monastery appearsnot to have been entirely worked out. In the words of one of the chroniclers of the fortunes ofour abbey: These buildings of the noble church and themonastery grouped around it became a quarry in the hands oflessees who did not prosper by their… … 8RLV In the place of honour—the spot in our storiedminsters usually reserved as the resting-place ofthe founder of the house—on the right hand ofthe old high altar of Gloucester Cathedral, is a statelycanopied tomb. Many times during the last few years Ihave wandered through the glorious abbey of…
Abbeys · Monasticism and religious orders
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