. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . flyingbuttresses rising from the pinnacles of the latter. The steeple, judging fromthe mode in wdiich it is joined on the inside to the church, ajDpears to havebeen designed for a building slightly different in plan from the present one,Another peculiarity is that the axis of the chancel is inclined at a perceptibleangle to that of the nave. Once upon a time there was a rood screen at thejunction, but this has now disappeared; the side aisles, however, extend for three 356 ABBEYS AND CHURCUES. [St. Mic
. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . flyingbuttresses rising from the pinnacles of the latter. The steeple, judging fromthe mode in wdiich it is joined on the inside to the church, ajDpears to havebeen designed for a building slightly different in plan from the present one,Another peculiarity is that the axis of the chancel is inclined at a perceptibleangle to that of the nave. Once upon a time there was a rood screen at thejunction, but this has now disappeared; the side aisles, however, extend for three 356 ABBEYS AND CHURCUES. [St. Michaels. bays further. The east end terinlnates in an apse, which, though of the simplestform, for it is only five-sided, adds much to the beauty of the church. Theoriginal design included a series of chantries on a lower level, but these were leftunfinished. They have recently been completed for use as vestries; and thewidening of the street at the back of the church will greatly enhance thebeauty of the eastern end. The roof is good, and there is some old carved oak still left among the. THE SPIRES OP COVENTRY. fittings of the church. It was cleared of galleries and otherwise restored abouta quarter of a century since, and the interior, though plain, was in no wayobjectionable; but the recent restoration has resulted in a rather considerableenrichment, in addition to the structural alterations. For the most part, however,tlie church is more interesting and more impressive as a whole than in is little left of old stained glass, or of woodwork of any importance, noris there anything specially worthy of mention in the designs of windows, columns,or capitals. The monuments also, though numerous, are not remarkable either forantiquity or for design. One, from the quaintncss of its inscrij^tion, deserves apassing notice. This, written by, and to the memory of, one Captain GervaseScrope, a Yorkshireman, who died in the year 1705, is too long for quotation, butthe author d
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