... In 1472 the Bishop of Worcester
appropriated the church of Little Compton to the Convent of Tewkesbury to augment the salaries of the priests
officiating in the chapel of the Virgin Mary there.
Chapter ... plain shield.
At the restoration of the church this doorway was very carefully dealt with at the cost of the then Mayor, Mr.
Thomas Collins. Up to t...
... Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost, Amen, I, Herbert the Bishop, have placed this stone.)
It was the custom of the Norman builders to start building from the easternmost part ... finished the whole of the cathedral church, as well as the offices for the housing of
the sixty monks who were placed therein, in 1101.
He also built the ep...
... I
THE BUILDING OF THE CHURCH
The traveller northward by the East Coast Route cannot fail to be struck by the beauty of the city of Durham,
with its red-roofed houses nestling beneath the majestic ... the site. The work of destruction was begun by knocking out the
keystones of the vaulting and allowing the roof to fall in. The eastern half of the build...
... INTERIOR OF THE WEST END OF THE PRIORY CHURCH. ]
THE RUINS OF THE PRIORY AND CATHEDRAL CHURCH
The Priory buildings and grounds covered a large area to the North of the two parish churches on the gentle
slope ... Tower now stands the house of the
mistress of the Girls' Blue Coat School. The interior of the West end to a height of 5 to 8 f...
... south side of the nave round the south end
of the crossing and then to the eastern wall of the ambulatory.
As we follow the winding lanes and streets that lead from the station to the church, we ... break the
vista. It will be noticed that with the exception of the western bays of the nave, and the three-light geometrical
windows in the eastern wall of...
... deflected the tension. The rest of the
introduction was equally as compelling for its simplicity.
Make note of the words and figures on the slides in the table.
The words on the slide match the ... since the
launch of the Macintosh in 1984. In fact, the Macintosh launch,
which you will read about in the pages to follow, is still one
of the most dramatic...
... the story of HeLa unfolds, so does the story of Henrietta’s surviving children, who for
two decades were unaware of the existence of their mother’s cells—and the multimillion-
dollar industry ... be of special interest to the
disciplines of language arts, social studies, and science. These prompts guide students
toward an in-depth analysis of the themes and issues ce...
... characteristic of the prevalent passion for relics is the story of
Roger, who was keeper of the "Altars of the Martyrdom," or "Custos Martyrii." The brothers of St.
Augustine's ... picture of the shrine itself is preserved among the Cottonian MSS., and a representation of it also exists in
one of the stained windows of the cathedr...
... walls throughout consist of
the intermixture of flint and stone, characteristic of the rest of the church, except the transepts, which are of
Bath stone. It has been stated that the tower was originally ... marriages were then performed by the magistrates instead of the ordained
ministers, the banns being published in the market-place.
[Illustration: The South...
... at the eastern side of the
easternmost of these consists of the semi-cylindrical respond of Norman date, a piece of masonry which was
part of the west wall of the Norman church; and then on the ... 53 The Library 54 The Crypt 55 The Font 56 The Clock in the
West Tower 57 St Margaret's Hospital 61
CHRISTCHURCH PRIORY
Christchurch Priory from the...