. Lesnes Abbey in the parish of Erith, Kent; being the complete report of the investigations, architectural and historical, carried out by the Works Committee of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society during the years 1909-1913. OBJECTS FOUND IN THE EXCAVATIONS succeeding centuries, except perhaps a number of large and plain square tiles found inthe Chapter-house which may have formed part of the original paving. Two fragments of tiles of the Chertsey type were found, bearing the figures ofan archbishop and a mounted knight. The vast majority, however, bore geometricalpatterns of no great distinctio
. Lesnes Abbey in the parish of Erith, Kent; being the complete report of the investigations, architectural and historical, carried out by the Works Committee of the Woolwich Antiquarian Society during the years 1909-1913. OBJECTS FOUND IN THE EXCAVATIONS succeeding centuries, except perhaps a number of large and plain square tiles found inthe Chapter-house which may have formed part of the original paving. Two fragments of tiles of the Chertsey type were found, bearing the figures ofan archbishop and a mounted knight. The vast majority, however, bore geometricalpatterns of no great distinction. Very few were of heraldic character, but of this class the following examplesoccurred: chequy, perhaps for Warrenne; vairy; fleur de lis; a lion passant; a fesse. Fig. 13.—Diagram of Paving Tiles between two chevrons for Fitzwalter; a pike for Lucy and forming a border tile ; acastle of the ordinary Castile type; a leopard. The illustrations (see Plates XXI—XXIII and Figs. 12 and 13) are sufficientlydescriptive of the best of the geometrical designs found. (iii) GLASS.—In uncovering the east end of the Lady Chapel a large quantity ofbroken glass was found, probably from the destroyed east window of that building. Themajority of it was of 14th century date, and though much decayed many fragmentswere still transparent. The largest bore a fine bearded face, another a small head, andthe rest were fragments of foliage, tabernacle work, inscriptions or plain blue, rubyor yellow (Figs. 14, 15, 16). (iv.) ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENTS.—But few of these can be assigneddefinitely to any particular part of the structure. In the presbytery were found LESNES ABBEY numerous voussoirs of 13th century vaulting ribs, deeply moulded and with two rowsoi bold do
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