An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . nt is a good example of the usual character ofthis period. Buildwas Abbey, in Shropshire, was founded in 1135 ; itis fine and rich Norman work. In the same year Castle Acre Priorychurch, in Norfolk, was commenced ; it is one of the best specimensof rich Norman work, and was completed in 1148. St. Cross Church,near Winchester, was founded in 1136 ; much of the early part isvery plain, part of it is transition, but the work appears to havebeen suspended for several years, probably for want of funds. In1148, St. Augustines Priory, Bristol, was
An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . nt is a good example of the usual character ofthis period. Buildwas Abbey, in Shropshire, was founded in 1135 ; itis fine and rich Norman work. In the same year Castle Acre Priorychurch, in Norfolk, was commenced ; it is one of the best specimensof rich Norman work, and was completed in 1148. St. Cross Church,near Winchester, was founded in 1136 ; much of the early part isvery plain, part of it is transition, but the work appears to havebeen suspended for several years, probably for want of funds. In1148, St. Augustines Priory, Bristol, was founded; the gatewayand the chapter-house are fine examples of late, rich Norman Abbey, Yorkshire, was removed to its present site in 1152,and the church finished in 1182 ; part of the work is good Norman,and the later part transition. Bayeux Cathedral, in Normandy, waspartly rebuilt between 1160 and 1170 ; the arches of the nave, of thisperiod, are of late and rich Norman work. s Mon. Aug., vol. vi. p. 294. 48 THE LATE NORMAN 27. West Doorway, Iffley Church, Oxfordshire, c. 1160. The Eich Doorways form one of the most importantfeatures of late Norman work; they are generally round-headed, very deeply recessed, and frequently haveshafts in the jambs. The tympanum is frequently filledwith rich sculpture, which becomes deeper and betterexecuted as the style advances. The mouldings arenumerous, but not of much variety in section, consist-ing chiefly of round and quarter-round members, butall preserving a general square outline. These mould- NORMAN- DOORWAYS. 49 ings, however, as well as the jambs and shafts, arefrequently entirely overlaid with ornament, which,
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