The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . , 1376. There are four entrances into the Cloisters, viz. two from the Church,one from Deans Yard, and one from the College School, through the passageusually called the Dark Cloisters, which is supposed to be a part of theoriginal buildings erected by Edward the Confessor. The Doorway fromthe Church into the eastern walk, or avenue, exhibits a high pointed arch,with various mouldings rising from two small columns on each side, and ab
The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . , 1376. There are four entrances into the Cloisters, viz. two from the Church,one from Deans Yard, and one from the College School, through the passageusually called the Dark Cloisters, which is supposed to be a part of theoriginal buildings erected by Edward the Confessor. The Doorway fromthe Church into the eastern walk, or avenue, exhibits a high pointed arch,with various mouldings rising from two small columns on each side, and abroad weathering resting on corbel headst. The mouldings have beenrichly ornamented with perforated foliage and other sculpture; but thewhole is much broken, and has altogether a very ragged and decayed aspect. * Hist, of West. Abbey, p. 61.\ This entrance is delineated in Plate XXIII, together with two of the adjoining compart-ments, &c. of the North Walk. The youth seated on the stone bench, or basement, (which goesround the Cloisters) is in the dress of a Kings Scholar of Westminster. The Monument seenthrough the doorway is that of Judge DOOlt WAY HTO THE THE WESTERN CLOISTER. To the , Wu> has eminently enriched the stores of by various Historical and, Anliaiuui/in -works This print is respectfully inscribed by & j> LondonJ\tblisfud July ACCOUNT OF THE CLOISTERS. 283 This indeed is the case with all the sculpture and tracery throughout theCloisters, which have not only suffered from the regular effects of time, buthave also been greatly deteriorated by the mischievous acts of the Westmin-ster Scholars, who, from long usage, appear to enjoy a prescriptive right todivert themselves here, as they think proper, by playing at football, racket,shuttlecock, and other games. Many of the Monuments, too, have beenmuch damaged and broken from the same practices; and scarcely a singleboss remains perf
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