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ESSAY. 13
Saxon church of St. Cross, built about the
same time. The same effect was first designed
at Salisbury; where, for the same purpose
solely, was a short tower, the end of which is
easily discerned by critical observers; being
but little higher than the roof of the church,
and of less refined workmanship than that
additional part on which the present spire is
constructed. Many other examples might
be pointed out. This gave the idea for the
beautiful lanterns at Peterborough and Ely.
Spires were never used till the Saracen mode
took place. I think we find none before 1200.
The spire of old St. Paul's was finished 1221 \
That of Salisbury, as appeal's from a late sur-
vey \ and other proofs, was not included in
the plan of the builder, and was raised many
years after the church was completed : the
spire of Norwich cathedral about 1278u. Sir
Christopher Wren informs us, that the archi-
tects of this period " thought height the great-
est magnificence. Pew stones," adds he," were
used but what a man might carry up a ladder
011 his back, from scaffold to scaffold, though
ti)ey had pullies and spoked wheels upon oc-
casion; but having rejected cornices, they had
* Dugdale's St. Paul's, p. 12.
1 Survey, &c. by Price.
0 Willis's Mitr. Abb. vol i. p. 27P-
Saxon church of St. Cross, built about the
same time. The same effect was first designed
at Salisbury; where, for the same purpose
solely, was a short tower, the end of which is
easily discerned by critical observers; being
but little higher than the roof of the church,
and of less refined workmanship than that
additional part on which the present spire is
constructed. Many other examples might
be pointed out. This gave the idea for the
beautiful lanterns at Peterborough and Ely.
Spires were never used till the Saracen mode
took place. I think we find none before 1200.
The spire of old St. Paul's was finished 1221 \
That of Salisbury, as appeal's from a late sur-
vey \ and other proofs, was not included in
the plan of the builder, and was raised many
years after the church was completed : the
spire of Norwich cathedral about 1278u. Sir
Christopher Wren informs us, that the archi-
tects of this period " thought height the great-
est magnificence. Pew stones," adds he," were
used but what a man might carry up a ladder
011 his back, from scaffold to scaffold, though
ti)ey had pullies and spoked wheels upon oc-
casion; but having rejected cornices, they had
* Dugdale's St. Paul's, p. 12.
1 Survey, &c. by Price.
0 Willis's Mitr. Abb. vol i. p. 27P-