The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . ch period the choir is generally as-cribed ; and one would almost suspect that had the churchpreviously consisted merely of the circular building—hadso large a portion of it as the choir forms then been added—some other word would have been used. The entrance to the Temple Church, which is at the westend, is by a beautiful semi-circular-arched doorway, deeplyrecessed, having columns with enriched capitals on eachside, and several ornamented archivolts around, springingfrom the former. The accom
The churches of London: a history and description of the ecclesiastical edifices of the metropolis . ch period the choir is generally as-cribed ; and one would almost suspect that had the churchpreviously consisted merely of the circular building—hadso large a portion of it as the choir forms then been added—some other word would have been used. The entrance to the Temple Church, which is at the westend, is by a beautiful semi-circular-arched doorway, deeplyrecessed, having columns with enriched capitals on eachside, and several ornamented archivolts around, springingfrom the former. The accompanying wood-cut affords arepresentation of it. This doorway leads immediately into thecircular portion of the building, and of this our engravingdisplays the arrangement and architectural features. It pre-sents, as may be seen, a very interesting mixture of the 1 The History and Antiquities of the Round Church at Little Maple-stead, Essex, by William Wallen, Architect, p. 152, an interesting Survey of the City of London, &c. Strypes Edit. B. Ill, p. 271. I 18 THE TEMPLE WESTERN DOORWAY. Anglo-Norman circular with the early-pointed style—aspecimen of that period in English architecture which hasbeen termed the intermediate ; when the solid and substan-tial forms of the semi-circular arch, and comparatively shortand massive column, were about to give place to the fairy-like elegance and grace of the slender shafts, the minutelydivided supports, and the richly-diversified forms whichdistinguish the pointed style. At the time of its erection,namely, 1185, and indeed even earlier, we may consi-der that the pointed style was in a great measure establishedin England upon systematic principles, as may be seen,without naming other instances, in the choir of CanterburyCathedral, as well as in that other portion of it calledTrinity Chapel and Beckets Crown ; which parts werechiefly erected between the years 1175 and 1 ] We mustsuppose, therefore, either
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