Records Of Gloucester Cathedral Vol3

Author : William Bazeley
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780656028023
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Records of Gloucester Cathedral for 1885-97, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) written by William Bazeley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Records of Gloucester Cathedral for 1885-97, Vol. 3 Next the early-english Spire must be replaced by a lofty Perpendicular Tower on the Norman sub-structure. This work was completed between 1450 and 1460. We know the name of the architect - Robert Tully. It was he who gave us our beautiful Tower, one of the most beautiful of its kind in existence. We must remember that the Perpendicular style of architecture is essentially English, and we can only compare our Tower with other English towers; there are none at all like it in any other part of the world. The last change was at the far east end. It was not till about 1470 to 1490 that the early-english Lady Chapel was entirely demolished and the present Lady Chapel built in its stead. When the work of re-construction was finished Serlo's Church was still there; but had Serlo risen from his grave he would not have recognised it. For about half a century the Church remained in its perfection, and everything intended to aid the worshipper in realising the Divine glory was present here. Then came the sweeping Changes of the Reformation, when much that was good and noble was swept away with much more that was false and debasing. It was then, in 1540, by the orders of Thomas Cromwell (and not a century later when the stern Puritan, Oliver Cromwell, ruled the land), that the words of the Psalmist were fulfilled at Gloucester They break down all the carved work thereof with axes and hammers yea, say they in their hearts, let us make havoc of them altogether.' But the work of the King's Commissioners was not all destruction, as at Winchcomb, Hales, Flaxley, and Kingswood. A new order succeeded to the old. In January of that year the monks were driven out, and the Church was given up to the care of a Dean and Chapter; and again, after a thousand years, there was a bishop and a Cathedral at Gloucester. 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.