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An introduction to English church architecture : from the eleventh to the sixteenth century (1913)

Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London : H. Milford · leaf 302

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l\ H. C. Beverley Minster from West776 CHAPTER XII THE CLERESTORY THE term clerestory or clearstory is applied both to the top story of a naveand to the range of windows which it contains. Normally, it is the thirdstory from the floor. Exceptionally, it forms a fourth story ; e.g., in theeastern… … F. S. Chichester ; Clerestory (South-west Tower) clerestory on that of Prior Ernul])h. In the chancel of Tynemouth priory a largelate clerestory was built on the top of that of the thirteenth century,^ but this, likethe loft over the Lady chapel of Christchurch, Hants (45), seems to have lighted…

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