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the west, projects beyond the wall which surrounded the monastery, and which was
about eighteen feet in height. The interior design and arrangement of this building
are worthy the attention of the architect and the antiquary : one half of the plan is
shewn in the annexed print, also an elevation of the lower story on the north side.
The ground-plan or floor comprises two apartments, with two passages and two
stair-cases. Immediately within the large western-gateway is a sort of vestibule or
porch, (Plate B.) which was covered with an arched roof, and on each side, the face
of the wall is adorned with tracery, columns, and mouldings, in the form of windows.
Beneath each of the trefoil arches are stone shields, charged with armorial bearings,*
(see b.) ; and through the wall between the passages and the vestibule, are small
oilet apertures. Between this room and the large apartment (A.) is a wall and an
arched gateway, (c.) which Mr. Yates describes to have been formerly provided
with "brass gates, the hinges of which are still remaining." The inner view of this
wall, gate-way, two lateral door-ways to the stairs, with three oilets over the flat
arch, are shewn at No. 3. whilst Nos. 4 and 5 display two of the windows belonging
to the large room of the upper story. Letters d. and e. shew the north side of the
inner apartment, with two compartments of tracery of varied character. This room
was arched over, and had several bold ribs springing from clustered pilaster
columns. From this room a large archway opened to the court of the monastery ;
and what is rather singular, there is no appearance of door, gate, or other closure.
Hence it appears, that this room, though much adorned with architectural tracery,
was constantly open to the weather, and was directly exposed to the abbot's in-
spection from his apartments in the monastery. Over it was a room, with a fire-
place and five windows, one of which, facing the east, is divided into three days by
mullions. The height of the gate-house is about sixty-six feet: its extreme length
from east to west sixty-four feet, and width about forty feet. The whole exterior is
constructed with squared stones, and the sculptured foliage, figures, crockets, and
tracery, are executed in a bold, sharp, and spirited style.
* The arms are those of King Edward the Confessor, Thomas de Brotherton, Holland, Duke of Exeter, &c.
END OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE ABBEY GATE-HOUSE.
ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES.
the west, projects beyond the wall which surrounded the monastery, and which was
about eighteen feet in height. The interior design and arrangement of this building
are worthy the attention of the architect and the antiquary : one half of the plan is
shewn in the annexed print, also an elevation of the lower story on the north side.
The ground-plan or floor comprises two apartments, with two passages and two
stair-cases. Immediately within the large western-gateway is a sort of vestibule or
porch, (Plate B.) which was covered with an arched roof, and on each side, the face
of the wall is adorned with tracery, columns, and mouldings, in the form of windows.
Beneath each of the trefoil arches are stone shields, charged with armorial bearings,*
(see b.) ; and through the wall between the passages and the vestibule, are small
oilet apertures. Between this room and the large apartment (A.) is a wall and an
arched gateway, (c.) which Mr. Yates describes to have been formerly provided
with "brass gates, the hinges of which are still remaining." The inner view of this
wall, gate-way, two lateral door-ways to the stairs, with three oilets over the flat
arch, are shewn at No. 3. whilst Nos. 4 and 5 display two of the windows belonging
to the large room of the upper story. Letters d. and e. shew the north side of the
inner apartment, with two compartments of tracery of varied character. This room
was arched over, and had several bold ribs springing from clustered pilaster
columns. From this room a large archway opened to the court of the monastery ;
and what is rather singular, there is no appearance of door, gate, or other closure.
Hence it appears, that this room, though much adorned with architectural tracery,
was constantly open to the weather, and was directly exposed to the abbot's in-
spection from his apartments in the monastery. Over it was a room, with a fire-
place and five windows, one of which, facing the east, is divided into three days by
mullions. The height of the gate-house is about sixty-six feet: its extreme length
from east to west sixty-four feet, and width about forty feet. The whole exterior is
constructed with squared stones, and the sculptured foliage, figures, crockets, and
tracery, are executed in a bold, sharp, and spirited style.
* The arms are those of King Edward the Confessor, Thomas de Brotherton, Holland, Duke of Exeter, &c.
END OF THE ACCOUNT OF THE ABBEY GATE-HOUSE.