. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . Cathedrals and Places of Note. 1 ELY. The City of Ely took its rise from those monastic institutions whoseremains are still thickly scattered throughout England. In its earliest daysit was selected for its seclusion, its site being one of the many islands thatraised themselves out of the waste of waters which then existed as the Fensof Cambridgeshire. It was founded as a monastery, and, after various modi-fications, eventually took up its position as a Bishops See. The objects oli
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . Cathedrals and Places of Note. 1 ELY. The City of Ely took its rise from those monastic institutions whoseremains are still thickly scattered throughout England. In its earliest daysit was selected for its seclusion, its site being one of the many islands thatraised themselves out of the waste of waters which then existed as the Fensof Cambridgeshire. It was founded as a monastery, and, after various modi-fications, eventually took up its position as a Bishops See. The objects olinterest in Ely itself may be said to be concentrated into the ruins asso-ciated with the old monastery, and the existing cathedral. The relics ofthe monastery are not numerous : the most conspicuous is that commonlyknown as the Porters Lodge, no doubt one of the original gates of Elyitself during its monastic l!3^^ Ely Cathedral is remarkable for its octagon and lantern, its reredos,and for its perfect examples of different styles associated together in onebuilding. Any one who is desirous of grasping the general ideas includedin the growth of church architecture, cannot have a more favourable oppor-tunity than is afforded at Ely. The modifications within the cathedralrepresent a period of nearly five centuries, the date of its foundation being1061, and its completion 1550. The various styles which church archi-tecture introduced during this long period is accurately represented indifferent portions of the cathedral itself. It may be pointed out that—The Nave and Transepts are Norman . . 1066—1150The Great Western Tower is Transitional . 1150—1200 Western Torch and Presbytery are Early English . 1200—1300Octagon and Lady Chapel are Decorated . 1300—1460 Chapels of Bishoi)s Alcock and West are Perpendicular 1460—1550A curious illustration of symbolism in
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