Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy (1915)
Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge [Eng.] University Press · leaf 142
•318 e ^t m 6—2 84 THE ENGLISH SPIRE [en. xix The timber spires spire of Bretteville-lOrgueilleuse. With minor differencesthey might all six have been built from one set ofdrawings. The prototype of the spire was a pyramidal roof oftimber to protect the interior of the tower and the bells. … Fig. 156. Fig. 157- The country-side is still full of timber spires, covered with oak shingles, which give a charm to many a rural village. Darenth That at Darenth is of the simplest type : a mere pyramid Merstham i^^S ^ 5^)- That at Merstham is a good example of the next form, where the square is…
Architecture, Gothic
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