The Antiquary, Bind 4Edward Walford, George Latimer Apperson E. Stock, 1881 |
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Side 6
... feet by twenty feet , with a height of thirty feet . The coats of arms of past Principals , in stained glass , ornament the side windows . But a high wall , which shuts off its northern side , and a hideous yellow brick structure ...
... feet by twenty feet , with a height of thirty feet . The coats of arms of past Principals , in stained glass , ornament the side windows . But a high wall , which shuts off its northern side , and a hideous yellow brick structure ...
Side 25
... feet long , above 9 feet broad , with an average thickness of I foot , and has on its upper sur- face no fewer than 113 cups , 20 of which are from 24 to 44 inches diameter , and from inch to 1 inch in depth , many of them being united ...
... feet long , above 9 feet broad , with an average thickness of I foot , and has on its upper sur- face no fewer than 113 cups , 20 of which are from 24 to 44 inches diameter , and from inch to 1 inch in depth , many of them being united ...
Side 30
... feet . The square tower has been rebuilt from the foundation with a spire , and the roof covered with oak shingles , and the fine Norman arch between the tower and nave has been restored , and a porch added . The stone font in this ...
... feet . The square tower has been rebuilt from the foundation with a spire , and the roof covered with oak shingles , and the fine Norman arch between the tower and nave has been restored , and a porch added . The stone font in this ...
Side 31
... feet of one workman and the hob - nailed sandals of others , and in like manner bears a cast of both feet , from the ball of the great toe to that of the heel . The series of coins from Severus ( A.D. 222 ) to Constans ( A.D. 350 ) has ...
... feet of one workman and the hob - nailed sandals of others , and in like manner bears a cast of both feet , from the ball of the great toe to that of the heel . The series of coins from Severus ( A.D. 222 ) to Constans ( A.D. 350 ) has ...
Side 36
... feet north of this wall there runs a shorter wall parallel to it , but not extending so far east . These two walls are connected at their western extremity by a third wall , all of them stand- ing some eight feet high . This , I imagine ...
... feet north of this wall there runs a shorter wall parallel to it , but not extending so far east . These two walls are connected at their western extremity by a third wall , all of them stand- ing some eight feet high . This , I imagine ...
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Abbey aisle ancient angle ANTIQUARY antiquity appears arch archæological architecture arms Bishop book-plate Borsippa brass building built called Castle Celts century chancel chapel Chebar Checkendon Christian collection common Court crannog Cromwell curious customs daughter Earl early Edward Elizabeth England English excavations exhibited feet figures fish Genoa Genoese Gloucestershire ground head Henry Henry VIII inscription interesting John John Webster King Lady land late letter London Lord Hungerford Mayor ment monuments nave Offord D'Arcy Oliver Cromwell original ornaments palstave parish church period plate portion present preserved probably Queen read a Paper readers records reign relics remains restoration Roman Scotland Shakespeare shield side Society South Stoke specimens stone Tetricus Thomas tion tower town transept tumulus village volume wall Walter wife William William Byrde window words writing
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