The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone; (1886)
Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston, Ticknor · leaf 368
dthe arches of the central tower, are pointed. A great deal ofthe stone-work is still smooth; but the color, like that on theexterior, has become sombre. Around the area of the cloisters,the vaulted chapter-house is standing, as are the outer walls ofthe square, now little broken; but the arcade… … YORKSHIRE.— WHITBY ABBEY. 263 with details, as for instance on the north and west doors of thechurch, that are worthy of careful observation. Mr. Churtonwell says that perhaps no other church in such a situation is so capable of restoration, . . . and one may be allowed toentertain the hope that…
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