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Roodscreens and roodlofts (1909)

Bond, Frederick Bligh, 1864-1945, Camm, Bede, 1864-1942 · London : I. Pitman · leaf 79

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Fig. 35 38 ROODSCREENS AND ROODLOFTS the three arches, which spring from slender cylindrical shafts, 17 feet high, are trefoil-cusped, and above them upon the surface of the wall are the remains of rich medallionsand carved spandrel foliations. The central arch in this example is loftier than… … n s in Fig. 36 Instances of a somewhat later date are to be seen at Capel-le-Ferne, Kent (Fig. 37),and at Welsh Newton in Monmouthshire (Fig. 38). In the former case the chancel waDis retained for the full height above the screen, but in the latter, the wall does not rise formore than a few feet…

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