A Walk Through Southampton; Including a Survey of Its Antiquities (Paperback)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841. Excerpt: ... The church had a regular choir, in the manner of a collegiate; a circumstance unusual in parochial churches. This singularity (which will also be remarked in St. Michael's church) was probably owing to their having belonged to the priory of St. Dionysius, whose monks, on great festivals, would perform divine service in them with considerable pomp, (a) The churches of All Saints and St. Lawrence also belonged to St. Dionysius; having been all four given to that priory by the same charter of Henry II. Many of the stalls yet remain, some in their places, and some mixed in the pews. They are of extremely neat workmanship and pretty design, and on scrolls in different parts of them, the motto of the munificent prelate Fox, bishop of Winchester, "Est Deo Gracia," remains cut in a very beautiful Gothic letter, in high relief. The choir or present chancel extends beyond the side aisles, and has handsome windows on each side, though those to the north are now blocked up by houses. The east window is large, but, like the west window, is deprived of its tracery. A few shattered fragments of fine painted glass appear in some of the windows. Several modern monuments of the Stanleys of Paultons are fixed to the walls of the choir; that to the memory of Miss Stanley, by Rysbrack, is the only one worthy notice. In the middle of the chancel stands a handsome brass eagle desk. The font, which has been removed from its ancient place near the church door, and now stands under the organ loft, is octagonal, and adorned with niches, in a neat, though plain, Gothic style. (a) It is probable that there was some permanent choral establishment at Southampton; for in the will of the illustrious William of Wykeham, a bequest of twenty pounds (a very considerable sum at that period) i...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841. Excerpt: ... The church had a regular choir, in the manner of a collegiate; a circumstance unusual in parochial churches. This singularity (which will also be remarked in St. Michael's church) was probably owing to their having belonged to the priory of St. Dionysius, whose monks, on great festivals, would perform divine service in them with considerable pomp, (a) The churches of All Saints and St. Lawrence also belonged to St. Dionysius; having been all four given to that priory by the same charter of Henry II. Many of the stalls yet remain, some in their places, and some mixed in the pews. They are of extremely neat workmanship and pretty design, and on scrolls in different parts of them, the motto of the munificent prelate Fox, bishop of Winchester, "Est Deo Gracia," remains cut in a very beautiful Gothic letter, in high relief. The choir or present chancel extends beyond the side aisles, and has handsome windows on each side, though those to the north are now blocked up by houses. The east window is large, but, like the west window, is deprived of its tracery. A few shattered fragments of fine painted glass appear in some of the windows. Several modern monuments of the Stanleys of Paultons are fixed to the walls of the choir; that to the memory of Miss Stanley, by Rysbrack, is the only one worthy notice. In the middle of the chancel stands a handsome brass eagle desk. The font, which has been removed from its ancient place near the church door, and now stands under the organ loft, is octagonal, and adorned with niches, in a neat, though plain, Gothic style. (a) It is probable that there was some permanent choral establishment at Southampton; for in the will of the illustrious William of Wykeham, a bequest of twenty pounds (a very considerable sum at that period) i...

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2012

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2012

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246 x 189 x 2mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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58

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978-1-4590-2244-7

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9781459022447

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1-4590-2244-0



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