Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · New York, Dodd, Mead and Company · leaf 223
: They are not ruins of Netley butof Paradise. Oh! the Purple Abbots! what a spot theyhad chosen to slumber in! The beautiful church erected by these Purple Ab-bots measured 211 feet in length by 58 feet broad, witha transept 128 feet across. The nave was of eight bays,and had a rood-screen with… … NETLEY The cloister of the monastery was 114 feet square; on theeast side the positions may still be marked of the sacristybelow the library, the vestibule of the Chapter House,the slype or passage to the infirmary, the common houseformerly vaulted in two alleys, and a small entry to thecalefactory…
Abbeys -- England · England -- Description and travel
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
