An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 132. Aldham. Essex, o. 1350. DECORATED ARCHES. 155 Northamptonshire ; others have a very bold projection,with windows or open arcades at the sides, and some-times, though rarely, with a room over: there arealso many fine timber porches of this style, distin-guished by the mouldings and barge-boards, as at Aid-ham, Essex (132).These woodenporches are com-mon in some dis-tricts, as in Here-fordshire, and rarein others. Thereare good examplesat Binfield andLong Wittenham,Berkshire, al-though that is notone of the dis-tricts in whichthey are co
An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 132. Aldham. Essex, o. 1350. DECORATED ARCHES. 155 Northamptonshire ; others have a very bold projection,with windows or open arcades at the sides, and some-times, though rarely, with a room over: there arealso many fine timber porches of this style, distin-guished by the mouldings and barge-boards, as at Aid-ham, Essex (132).These woodenporches are com-mon in some dis-tricts, as in Here-fordshire, and rarein others. Thereare good examplesat Binfield andLong Wittenham,Berkshire, al-though that is notone of the dis-tricts in whichthey are com-monly met with. The Arches donot differ very ma-terially in generaleffect from theEarly English, butare distinguishedby the mouldingsand capitals as be-fore described, asin Selby Abbey,. 133. Selby Abbey Church, Yorkshire, o. 132U. DECORATED ARCADES. Yorkshire (133). The ogee arch is frequently used insmall arcades and in the heads of windows. Thedripstones or hood-moulds are generally supported byheads, and are frequently enriched with crockets andfinials. The arch-mouldings are frequently continued
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