. The earth and its inhabitants .. . inished in 1258, in the purest pointed style, then onlyrecently introduced, and in accordance with the original conceptions of itsarchitect. Its spire, the loftiest in England, rising 400 feet above the pavement,although not built for a century after the nave had been completed, so far fromdisfiguring it, is one of the most imposing objects of which Gothic architecturecan boast. The nave and north porch have recently been restored to the condition 134 THE BRITISH ISLES. in which they were before the Puritans robbed them of their numerous clois
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . inished in 1258, in the purest pointed style, then onlyrecently introduced, and in accordance with the original conceptions of itsarchitect. Its spire, the loftiest in England, rising 400 feet above the pavement,although not built for a century after the nave had been completed, so far fromdisfiguring it, is one of the most imposing objects of which Gothic architecturecan boast. The nave and north porch have recently been restored to the condition 134 THE BRITISH ISLES. in which they were before the Puritans robbed them of their numerous cloisters and adjoining chapter-house, octagonal in form, and with a vaultedroof supported by a central pillar, need not fear comparison with similar structuresin other parts of the world.* The Salisbury Museum contains Dr. Blackmorescollection of prehistoric remains, the valuable American collections of Squiersand Davis, and numerous other objects of interest. Amongst its remains of Fig. 74.—Salisbury and 1 : 168, Tumulus^—— 2 Miles. mediaeval architecture, the finest example is a banqueting hall, built about 1470by John Hall, a wool-stapler, and now used as a china store. Salisbury carries ona large trade in wool, and manufactures a little cutlery. Important sheep fairsare held at the village of Britford, a couple of miles to the south of it. Wilton, tothe westward, at the confluence of the Wiley and Nadder, has a carpet factory, and * Amedee Pichot, LIrlande et le pays de Galles. WILTSHIRE. 135 Fig. 75.—Stonehenge. a seat of the Earl of Pembroke, famed for its marbles and Yandycks. WardourCastle, a venerable pile in a finely wooded park, rises on the Upper JNadder, and isrich in art treasures. Warminster is the most important town in the valley of the Wiley, and itsneighbourhood abounds in entrenchments attributed to the ancient Britons. Butfar more interesting than either of the places named are the circles of stones to thewest of the ancient town o
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