Famous cathedrals as seen and described by great writers (1909)
Singleton, Esther, d. 1930 · New York : Dodd, Mead & company · leaf 322
marked the tall towers flanking the transept, Surely, he would say, the Norman builders have donethese. But he would hesitate before pronouncing it aNorman church till he passed through the south porch, theprincipal entrance. Let us accompany him there. The porch itself is ofPerpendicular… … GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL 237 examples of Norman wood and ironwork, coloured withthat delicate and tender hue which only many centuries ofuse can give. The doors of the south porch rank highamong the very ancient doors of England. The first impression of the nave changes all earlierthoughts of the age…
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