A guide to English Gothic architecture, illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs (1922)
Gardner, Samuel, 1856- · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 203
Plate No. CXL. WELLS CATHEDRAL. NICHES AND STATUES ON EASTOF NORTH-WEST TOWER, c. 1240. EE These niches are a continuation of those of the west front carried round the tower, and they are perhapsthe best architectural group at Wells, or, for that matter, anywhere. The whole forms a most pleasingand… … Plate No. CXLI. WELLS CATHEDR.AL. NICHES AND STATUES ON WEST FRONT. c. 1240. EE This group of ladies is from the lower tier on the north-west buttress. The remarks on PI. CXL applyalso to this group, although the whole composition is perhaps not quite so striking. The draperies showthe folds of…
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