. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. The upper stage which is not shown minutely in our engraving is composed vf five angular shafts detached from the central pier whic supports the statue; the light and shade are therefore much more varied. Plan of compaitment in the upper stage of the Monumeat. Scale i an inch to a There are five inscriptions on the tablets in the lower stagrs, and the open book and the scroll in the hands of the statue are also in- scribed, the two latter in Old English character. The
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. The upper stage which is not shown minutely in our engraving is composed vf five angular shafts detached from the central pier whic supports the statue; the light and shade are therefore much more varied. Plan of compaitment in the upper stage of the Monumeat. Scale i an inch to a There are five inscriptions on the tablets in the lower stagrs, and the open book and the scroll in the hands of the statue are also in- scribed, the two latter in Old English character. The work is well executed, the carvings in particular, which are designed after some of the fine models in Bristol Cathedral. The monument was sure to excite interest from its locality, and this interest has been maintained by the skill with which the work is made to harmonize with the noble back-ground formed by the North Porch of the church, ricli in all the luxuriant ornament of the fourteenth cen- tury. It is to Mr. S. , jun. an Architect of Bristol, that the public are indebted for this admirable work, and he has shown both judgment and true genius in preserving that harmony of tone, which was diteated by a due regard to the proper treatment of the subject. Had Mr. Fripp done otherwise he would have stepped beyond his proper sphere, and failed in |n'oducing a work which does him so much honor. He has by this monument added fiesh interest to a time honored site, given his native city a new ornament, and a noble bard his long neg- lected Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : [William Laxton]
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