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Io6 THE SOUTH TRANSEPT.
pillars, support the roof, from which Mr. Wyats
had his model for that of the nave.
THE CHOIR
has leen a grand specimen of the enriched Saxon
jstyle, and of the most capricious design. The
piers that support the tower are of immense bulk ;
and their surfaces are judiciously broken into
resemblances of pilasters, with narrow cornices
rather than capitals, whose mouldings are an
eccentric variety of elegant ornaments, very mi-
nutely executed. The principal arches from
those are semi-circles, with lozenge borders; but
others introduced into the angles are covered by
numbers of groins, in the perfect, pointed man-
ner. Two on the sides seem calculated for eter-
nal duration; and the way-in which they are
introduced renders it impossible any failure mould
occur, unless the excessive weight of such a mass
of {tone might cause the foundation to sink. The
lower parts of the choir are more than usually
encumbered with monuments and srails. The
former are in the Grecian style, and os enormous
dimenlions. Consequently, whatever the walls
or pillars originally were, they are now irrepara-
bly injured. We will therefore ascend above the
latter, which are certainly in a correcl taste, and
examine
pillars, support the roof, from which Mr. Wyats
had his model for that of the nave.
THE CHOIR
has leen a grand specimen of the enriched Saxon
jstyle, and of the most capricious design. The
piers that support the tower are of immense bulk ;
and their surfaces are judiciously broken into
resemblances of pilasters, with narrow cornices
rather than capitals, whose mouldings are an
eccentric variety of elegant ornaments, very mi-
nutely executed. The principal arches from
those are semi-circles, with lozenge borders; but
others introduced into the angles are covered by
numbers of groins, in the perfect, pointed man-
ner. Two on the sides seem calculated for eter-
nal duration; and the way-in which they are
introduced renders it impossible any failure mould
occur, unless the excessive weight of such a mass
of {tone might cause the foundation to sink. The
lower parts of the choir are more than usually
encumbered with monuments and srails. The
former are in the Grecian style, and os enormous
dimenlions. Consequently, whatever the walls
or pillars originally were, they are now irrepara-
bly injured. We will therefore ascend above the
latter, which are certainly in a correcl taste, and
examine