Famous cathedrals as seen and described by great writers (1909)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 · New York : Dodd, Mead & company · leaf 204
to 1098 he held the See, and for thirty-eight years ofthat time his Cathedral was being built and he lived to seeit completed. The consecration took place in 1077 ; but,though consecrated in 1077, Bayeux was not then com-pleted, the consecration being of a part only, as was almostuniversal, and as… … BAYEUX CATHEDRAL 149 burnt again during an incursion by Henry II. in 1159.After this damage the repairs are said to have been made byPhilip Bishop from 1142 to 1164. It will thus be seen that it may be extremely difficult todecide to which of these many buildings and rebuildingsthese noble piers…
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