. London and its environs, including excursions to Brighton, the Isle of Wight, etc.: handbook for travellers . e quaint carvingson the misereres under the seats are worthy of stall is appropriated to a Knight of the Order of the Bath,the lower seats being for the squires. Each seat bears the armorialbearings of its occupant in brass, and above each are a sword andbanner. The chief glory of this chapel, however, is its fan tracery ceilingwith its fantastic pendentives, each surface being covered with richtret-work, exhibiting theflorid Perpendicular stylein its utmost luxurian
. London and its environs, including excursions to Brighton, the Isle of Wight, etc.: handbook for travellers . e quaint carvingson the misereres under the seats are worthy of stall is appropriated to a Knight of the Order of the Bath,the lower seats being for the squires. Each seat bears the armorialbearings of its occupant in brass, and above each are a sword andbanner. The chief glory of this chapel, however, is its fan tracery ceilingwith its fantastic pendentives, each surface being covered with richtret-work, exhibiting theflorid Perpendicular stylein its utmost airiness, elegance, , and richness of this ex- / Vquisite work can scarcely /fbe over-praised. The best /^~~^survey of the chapel is r-^^r)gained either from the en- / ^^Vtrance door, or from the / small chapel at the oppo-site extremity, behind themonument of the founder,whose portrait is to be seenin the stained glass win-dow above. We first turn our atten-tion to the S. aisle of thechapel, where we observethe following monuments :*1. Lady Margaret Dou-glas (A. 1577), daughterof Margaret, Queen of.
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