An essay on the history of English church architecture prior to the separation of England from the Roman obedience . llections (p. 377), havereference :— The great work of forcing back to the perpendicular by mechanical means the south wall of thenave of St. Albans abbey-church for some one hundred and five feet of its length, a wall sixty-six feet in height,which in the course of the length to be dealt with, overhung its base to the extent of two feet three inches, is anexample of architectural engineering upon a large scale, which has attracted much attention : the more so, per-haps, since h
An essay on the history of English church architecture prior to the separation of England from the Roman obedience . llections (p. 377), havereference :— The great work of forcing back to the perpendicular by mechanical means the south wall of thenave of St. Albans abbey-church for some one hundred and five feet of its length, a wall sixty-six feet in height,which in the course of the length to be dealt with, overhung its base to the extent of two feet three inches, is anexample of architectural engineering upon a large scale, which has attracted much attention : the more so, per-haps, since he who had devised the whole plan, which has been carried out with such complete success, did notlive to enjoy the satisfaction of it. My father had devoted immense pains to the elaboration of the scheme, allthe details of which he had most carefully contrived. It was carried out with perfect success only a few weeksafter his death. ^ I need scarcely observe that veteri operi continuavit cannot be translated, continued up to the oldwork. The latin of the Gesta may be monkish, but it is not canine. lb., p. xxiu.
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