An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders . ter, some of one-third drop, and perhapseven more, and sometimes pointed segmental. At Canterburj, in the choir, are some curious pointed horse-shoe arches ; but these are not common. The architraves of the large arches of rich buildings arenow beautifully moulded, like the doors, with deep hollowmouldings, often enriched with the toothed ornaments Ofthis description, York transepts, and the nave and transeptsof Lincoln, are beautiful specimen

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An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders . ter, some of one-third drop, and perhapseven more, and sometimes pointed segmental. At Canterburj, in the choir, are some curious pointed horse-shoe arches ; but these are not common. The architraves of the large arches of rich buildings arenow beautifully moulded, like the doors, with deep hollowmouldings, often enriched with the toothed ornaments Ofthis description, York transepts, and the nave and transeptsof Lincoln, are beautiful specimens; Salisbury is workedplainer, but not less really beautiful; and ^Vestminster Abbeyis nearly plain, but with great boldness of moulding. •• [There are a few rare escei^tions tothis rule, as the doorway to the cityschools at Bristol, which has a four-centred arch with pure Early Englishmouldings. In the cryjDt of St. JosephsChapel at Glastonbury, the Lady- chapel at Christ Church, Oxford, andthe pier-arches at Stanwick in North-amptonshire, are other early examplesof four-centred arches.] See Glossary, Pis. 121, 122. EARLY E^GLISH ARCHES. 123. ?Woodford, ITorthamptonsliire, c. 1250.