...of trefoil work, which surrounds the base of the spire. The panels and gables of the pinnacles are lined with a profusion of pomegranates in honour of...Castile™, the mother of Edward II, in whose reign probably the work was completed under the superintendence of his almoner, Adam de Brom ; to whom and...

...admirable guide to the architecture of the good city ; the account of ths spire is thus continued : — " The panels and gables of the pinnacles testify to...fifteenth century, at the same time with the nave." This spire is shown prominently in the engraving of the High-street ; but its marvellous beauty can...

...admirable guide to the architecture of the good city ; the account of the spire is thus continued : — " The panels and gables of the pinnacles testify to...fifteenth century, at the same time with the nave." This spire is shown prominently in the engraving of the High-street ; but its marvellous beauty can...

...with a profusion of the ball-flower or pomegranate, in honour of Eleanor of Castile, the mother uf Edward II., in whose reign it appears probable the...superintendent of the work was Eleanor's almoner, Adam de Brome, •whose chapel beneath, on 'the western side of the " tower, was founded at this time, but...

...St. Mary Hall, and turning northw wards, the eye is immediately arrested by the imposing beauty of the tower of the parish church, or, as it is indeed,...side of the tower-base, was founded at this time, though the external walls were rebuilt in the fifteenth century, at the same time with the nave. The...