Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales : descriptive, historical, pictorial . TEWKE8HUHY : THE WEST FRONT. the number and importance of monastic institutions in that county. Tewkesburyhad rank among the foremost. The site is remarkable; the two great rivers,Severn and Avon, with two tributary streams, meeting here, almost insulate thetown. The church is cruciform, with apsidal chapels grouping themselves, as atWestminster, round the choir. In general character, as might be expected, itresembles Gloucester Cathedral and Pershore Abbey Church. Almost every style ofour English Gothi
Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales : descriptive, historical, pictorial . TEWKE8HUHY : THE WEST FRONT. the number and importance of monastic institutions in that county. Tewkesburyhad rank among the foremost. The site is remarkable; the two great rivers,Severn and Avon, with two tributary streams, meeting here, almost insulate thetown. The church is cruciform, with apsidal chapels grouping themselves, as atWestminster, round the choir. In general character, as might be expected, itresembles Gloucester Cathedral and Pershore Abbey Church. Almost every style ofour English Gothic is represented. The total length is 286 feet. The nave is165 feet by 110 ; the transepts are 120 by 33. The height of the nave is 58 feet;of the tower, 132. The Lady Chapel was 100 feet long, due east of the choir; it,as well as the cloisters, has been demolished. Only three English churches, notcathedrals, are longer. This church comes next in size to Hereford Cathedral; thenave would stand within the nave of Gloucester, it is said, as one box within tower, which is Norma
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