. Antiquities of Great Britain, : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. . — /. - *!• The CATHEDRAL CHURCH of ELY EGLISE CATHEDRALE DELY. Exhibits as large, as elegant, and as magnificent, a difplay of what iscalled Gothic architecture as any one fabric in this kingdom ; and, fromthe different ftyles in which it is built, may fcrve better to illuftrate thehiftory of this kind of building in England, than any ftructure now-remaining. The principal entrance into this Church is at the weft end by aveftibule, formerly called the Galilee, leading under a grand tow
. Antiquities of Great Britain, : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. . — /. - *!• The CATHEDRAL CHURCH of ELY EGLISE CATHEDRALE DELY. Exhibits as large, as elegant, and as magnificent, a difplay of what iscalled Gothic architecture as any one fabric in this kingdom ; and, fromthe different ftyles in which it is built, may fcrve better to illuftrate thehiftory of this kind of building in England, than any ftructure now-remaining. The principal entrance into this Church is at the weft end by aveftibule, formerly called the Galilee, leading under a grand tower intothe nave. The front of the veftibule is impaired in its beauty by theinfertion of two fmall door-ways of a very uncouth form, inftead of theoriginally defigned elegant open entrance, under and within which theyare placed : this veftibule is faid to have been built by Bifhop Euftachius,about the year 1200. The great Tower is faid to have been anciently flanked, on the northfide, with a building of the fame kind as that now ftanding on the fouth,making in the whole weftern front an auguft appearance :
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