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GLASTONBURY ABBEY, SOMERSETSHIRE.
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architecture. 7- Section of the same, shewing two of the angular chimneys, a door,
a window, the double turret, apertures for smoke, &c. 10. One of the pilaster
columns against the inside of the south wall of the nave. 11. Stair-case in a frag-
ment of wall, called the almonry.
Plate II. Plan, C. elevation, B. and section, A. of St. Joseph's Chapel. This
elegant specimen of architecture, though much dilapidated, has enough left to shew
the style, form, and character of the building. Unlike the generality of cathedral
and abbey churches, the grand chapel here was at the west end, abutting against
the church. A sort of anti-chapel, or vestibule, was formed between the two.—
See B. 8; and as represented in the plan 6, 7> 8. This part, by its style of archi-
tecture, was certainly of subsequent erection to the chapel, and was probably coeval
to the western part of the church, to which it communicated by a door-way at 6.—
A. Section of the south side of the chapel, internal, shewing divisions of the original
building, with its tall semi-circular windows, interlaced, blank arches in the lower
story, two windows of crypt, pilaster buttresses, supporting ribs to the roof, the
south-eastern turret, and one compartment of the anti-chapel, in which the blank
arches have trefoil heads. B. Elevation of the north side, externally, of the chapel,
shewing the turret at the north-west angle, three buttresses of peculiar character,
four windows of the upper story, interlaced arches of the lower compartment, with
the finely sculptured door-way. I. A closed door-way with pointed arch at 8, to
the anti-chapel. C. Ground plan. 1. North door -way. 2. South door-way.
;3. Door-way and stair-case to turret at the south-western angle. 4. A correspond-
ing turret. 5. Niche in the west wall. 6. Door-way to the church. 7- Wall
destroyed. 8. Door-way to anti-chapel. 9. A small door-way with the ogee
mouldings. 10. Pilaster columns supporting the ribs. D. Plan of north door-way.
E. Window of the upper story ; and F. plan of buttress.
Plate III. South east view of the chapel in its dilapidated state :—Plate IV. North-
west view of the same, in the representation of which the artist properly omitted a
wall that abuts against the north-west turret, and also a mass of ivy that covers it.
Plate V. View of the present ruins of the church, shewing two piers of the
central tower, with the arches to the ailes, and a large arch opening from the north
transept to a side chapel, with the famous Torr in the distance.
The chief measurements are engraved on the plans. The general style of
architecture of these remains points out the reign of Henry II. when the semi-
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architecture. 7- Section of the same, shewing two of the angular chimneys, a door,
a window, the double turret, apertures for smoke, &c. 10. One of the pilaster
columns against the inside of the south wall of the nave. 11. Stair-case in a frag-
ment of wall, called the almonry.
Plate II. Plan, C. elevation, B. and section, A. of St. Joseph's Chapel. This
elegant specimen of architecture, though much dilapidated, has enough left to shew
the style, form, and character of the building. Unlike the generality of cathedral
and abbey churches, the grand chapel here was at the west end, abutting against
the church. A sort of anti-chapel, or vestibule, was formed between the two.—
See B. 8; and as represented in the plan 6, 7> 8. This part, by its style of archi-
tecture, was certainly of subsequent erection to the chapel, and was probably coeval
to the western part of the church, to which it communicated by a door-way at 6.—
A. Section of the south side of the chapel, internal, shewing divisions of the original
building, with its tall semi-circular windows, interlaced, blank arches in the lower
story, two windows of crypt, pilaster buttresses, supporting ribs to the roof, the
south-eastern turret, and one compartment of the anti-chapel, in which the blank
arches have trefoil heads. B. Elevation of the north side, externally, of the chapel,
shewing the turret at the north-west angle, three buttresses of peculiar character,
four windows of the upper story, interlaced arches of the lower compartment, with
the finely sculptured door-way. I. A closed door-way with pointed arch at 8, to
the anti-chapel. C. Ground plan. 1. North door -way. 2. South door-way.
;3. Door-way and stair-case to turret at the south-western angle. 4. A correspond-
ing turret. 5. Niche in the west wall. 6. Door-way to the church. 7- Wall
destroyed. 8. Door-way to anti-chapel. 9. A small door-way with the ogee
mouldings. 10. Pilaster columns supporting the ribs. D. Plan of north door-way.
E. Window of the upper story ; and F. plan of buttress.
Plate III. South east view of the chapel in its dilapidated state :—Plate IV. North-
west view of the same, in the representation of which the artist properly omitted a
wall that abuts against the north-west turret, and also a mass of ivy that covers it.
Plate V. View of the present ruins of the church, shewing two piers of the
central tower, with the arches to the ailes, and a large arch opening from the north
transept to a side chapel, with the famous Torr in the distance.
The chief measurements are engraved on the plans. The general style of
architecture of these remains points out the reign of Henry II. when the semi-