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Title: Brief guide to London
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Evans, D.H. & Co., Ltd., London
Subjects: London (England) -- Guidebooks
Publisher: London, Pub. and Printed by D.H. Evans & Co., Ltd
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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the CathedralsSwan Sonnenschein d> Co., Ltd. CATHEDRAL FROM THE NORTH-EAST. SALISBURY CATHEDRAL. (&2i miles from London). Agrand ediiice, founded in 1220. Contains the bones ofmany notabilities, and is very interesting. This Cathe-dral, dedicated to St. Mary, is generally admitted to be,architectural^, the finest in this country, and its beautifulspire, tapering into the sky no less than 400 feet, is quiteunique, even in face of the fact that it is 22§ inches out ofthe perpendicular. It was built in the fourteenth century,and is in early English style. The Nave measures 230feet long by 52 feet wide ; the Transept, 205 feet by 50feet; the Choir, 150 feet by 52 feet; total length, 470feet. The pillars are of Purbeck marble, and above thepiers rises a beautiful triforium and the triple lancetwindows of the clerestory. The cloisters are the largestin England. Id ST. ALBANS ABBEY. (20 miles from London.; Is a beautifulAbbey of ancient date. ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL London). See page 20.
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ST. iai LS CATHEDRAL, LOUD >N, Utsl FHUMT. TRURO CATHEDRAL (St. Marys. Is 500 miles from London. Built from the design of J. L. Pearson, Esq.,R.A. Is extremely interesting; the whole of the ex-terior is built of Carnsea granite, while the interior isof granite, Doulting and Hath -tone Contains anexceptionally fine teredos, statuettes < t great beauty, andsplendid specimens of stained glass, &c. Tourists whenvisiting this city should not forget to go on to TheLizard (25 miles from Truro), and Lands End (38 milesfrom Truro), two of the most majestic sights in theKingdom. 31 WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL and Statue of King Alfred the Great. (66£ miles from London). WinchesterCathedral is noted amongst the many famous Cathedralsof our country; its history begins in legendary times,and is lull of interest. First built in a.d. 164, thisgreat Church has been destroyed and rebuilt at leastthree times. Many interesting features attach themselvesto this cathedral, viz.: it is the longest, con

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