. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . The Poeches are sometimes shallow, as at Eushden,Northamptonshire; others have a very bold projection,with windows or open arcades at the sides, and some-times, though rarely, with a room over: there are alsomany fine timber porches of this style, distinguishedby the mouldings and barge-boards, as at Aldham, DECORATED PORCHES. 179 Essex (141). These wooden porches are commonin some districts, as in Herefordshire, and rare inothers. There are good examples at Einfield andLong Wittenham, Berkshire, although that is notone of the districts i
. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . The Poeches are sometimes shallow, as at Eushden,Northamptonshire; others have a very bold projection,with windows or open arcades at the sides, and some-times, though rarely, with a room over: there are alsomany fine timber porches of this style, distinguishedby the mouldings and barge-boards, as at Aldham, DECORATED PORCHES. 179 Essex (141). These wooden porches are commonin some districts, as in Herefordshire, and rare inothers. There are good examples at Einfield andLong Wittenham, Berkshire, although that is notone of the districts in which they are commonlymet 141. Decorated wooden Porch, Aldham, Essex, c. 1350. The Aeches do not differ very materially in generaleffect from the Early English, but are distinguishedby the mouldings and capitals as before described, as i8o DECORATED ARCHES. in Selby Abbey, Yorkshire (142), The ogee arch isfrequently used in small arcades and in the heads ofwindows. Thedripstones or hood-moulds are gene-rally supported byheads, and are fre-quently enrichedwith crockets andfinials. The arch-mouldings are fre-quently continueddown the pillars,or die into themwithout beingstopped by capi-tals or impost-mouldings. The arcadeswhich ornamentthe walls in richbuildings, andthose over the se-dilia, are very cha-racteristic featuresof the style. Insome instances thesedilia, or seats for
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