The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authorsBeattie, William
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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2: from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors
Beattie, William
Abbeys -- England; Castles -- England
THE CHOIR--with the Pulpit, Organ, Window of the North Transept, the
Norman Arches, &c. SARGENT. EVANS. 86
THE SHRINE-TOMB OF HUMPHREY THE GOOD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. Drawn
By Mr. BEATTIE GRAY. 89
THE DUKE’S VAULT, with His Coffin and Skeleton, in their present state, under
The Shrine PRIOR. WHIMPER. 91
THE ENTRANCE TO THE LADY CHAPEL, from the South PRIOR. JACKSON. 93
THE ANCIENT ALTAR OF THE ABBEY, now in the South Aisle, with Pilgrims ARCHER. GRAY. 95
THE GATE-HOUSE, or Grand Entrance to the Abbey Court, from the Interior SARGENT. NICHOLLES. 96
ST. PETER’S STREET, including the Abbey Tower, the Market-place, and the
Town-hall PRIOR. SMITH. 99
THE ENTRANCE TO THE LADY CHAPEL, from the North Lane PRIOR. JACKSON. 102
ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, from the Churchyard PRIOR. SMITH. 104
MONUMENT AND STATUE OF LORD CHANCELLOR BACON, in St. Michael’s Church PRIOR. WHIMPER. 105
SOPWELL NUNNERY in Ruins, with the Abbey Church in the background SARGENT. WHIMPER. 107
GRAND ENTRANCE TO THE ABBEY CHURCH from the West, with the Distribution
of Alms in the Cemetery PRIOR. WHIMPER. 108
INTERIOR OF THE LADY CHAPEL--showing the public thoroughfare through the
Outer Chapel PRIOR. SMITH. 109
ARMS OF THE MONASTERY OF ST. ALBANS HERMAN. COOK. 110
[Illustration]
THE
<g>Palace of Eltham</g>.
“That, passing by some monument that stoops
With age, whose ruins plead for a repair,
Pity the fall of such a goodly pile!”--SHIRLEY.
ARTISTS. ENGRAVERS. PAGE
STEEL PLATE.--INTERIOR OF THE ROYAL HALL OF ELTHAM, with the Banquet
given to King John of France, by Edward the Third SARGENT. GODFREY.
INTERIOR OF ELTHAM HALL in its present state PRIOR. M. JACKSON. 111
NORTH ENTRANCE TO THE HALL, ditto SARGENT. NICHOLLES. 114
JOHN OF ELTHAM--his Tomb in Westminster Abbey HERMAN. WAKEFIELD. 116
THE EXTERIOR OF ELTHAM, from the South-west, in its present state HERMAN. WALL. 118
ANCIENT GATEWAY in Ruins. Emblematic HERMAN. WALL. 122
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