An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1881)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford and London, Parker and co · leaf 110
roundand sometimes square. The Kotjnd Towers whichare so abundant in Norfolkand Suffolk (65) are fre-quently of the Normanperiod; some may be earlier,and others are certainlylater; they are often so en-tirely devoid of all orna-menfc or character, ^at itis impossible to say to whatage they belong.… … 6,5, Little Saxham, Suffolk.Round Tower. 84 NORMAN BUTTRESSES. not have been easy to procure in districts where build-ing-stone has all to be imported. The same cause ac-counts for the frequent and long-continued use in thesame districts of flat bricks or tiles for turning thearches over the doors…
Architecture, Gothic
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