Author : Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell
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ISBN 13 : 9781332117666
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (176 download)
Book Synopsis The Crosses of Monmouthshire (Classic Reprint) by : Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell
Download or read book The Crosses of Monmouthshire (Classic Reprint) written by Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Crosses of Monmouthshire The crosses of Monmouthshire are neither so numerous as those of Cornwall, nor so beautiful as the best examjjles in Glamorganshire and Gloucestershire, yet they possess an interest of their own and in the study of their remains nuich may be learnt and luucli is to be admired.1 have divided this W(jrk into two portions; the first contains all the churchyard crosses I have been able to discover, the latter the wayside crosses I have succeeded to the best of my ability in identifying. In the part containing the wayside crosses it is probable that there are some inaccuracies owing to the lapse of time and the death of )ersons acquainted with local traditions. In nearly every case the site of each cross has been pei-sonally visited, and in some of the churchyards tlie base of the cross has been dug out of the turf. In the ten rural deaneries of the Archdeaconry of Monmouth there exist remains of seventy-nine churchyard crosses. These are very unequally distributed, the ancient and agricultural deaneries having a great many: the modern and manufacturing ones, such as Abergavenny Blaenau Gwent, very few. Some of the bases, shafts, and remains are extremely handsome: notably Mitchel Troy, Bettws Ncwydd, Raglan, Bedwas, and Undy. Some of them are little more than square stones, or a piece of turf marking the site. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.