Spence-Jones, H. D. M. (Henry Donald Maurice), 1836-1917, Railton, Herbert, 1857-1910, ill, Quinton, A., ill · London : Isbister & company, limited · leaf 73
e, withan arched bridge thrown over it, glides through the boundsof the monastery. Of all the splendour which so impressed Leland, thereremain only two stately gateways, the one dating back to thedays of Beauclerc, the other to the early part of the reignof Edward III., to mark the site of this… … JW/ElTXl,,.)/- V the abbey cemetery—are still standing. The beautifulAbbots Bridge (a.d. 1225), which spans the river Lark, isalso preserved. Shapeless piles of scarred and disfigured masonry, toomuch defaced even to be picturesque, are the sad remains ofthe stupendous church and of the vast…
Abbeys · Monasticism and religious orders
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