Exeter Cathedral, west front ([1867?])
George Townsend
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | S SC8041-2 |
Illustration Reference
SC0841-2
Location
CD 14 DVD 2
Publication Details
Scope and Content
Knight, Charles. The land we live in . London: C. Knight, 1848-50. Vol. XIII: Knight's excursion companion: Exeter and the south-eastern coast of Devonshire. p. 6.But the CATHEDRAL is, of course, the chief object of attraction, and indeed, is the only really attractive building in the city. [
]. Though erected in the golden age of English ecclesiastical architecture, and with the exception of the massive Norman towers tolerably uniform in style, the exterior is heavy, and comparatively unimposing in its general effect. The unusual position of the towers only renders the want of some grand and lofty central feature the more apparent: and the want is equally felt, whether the building is viewed from the Cathedral yard or the suburbs of the city. Until within these few years the Cathedral was a good deal hidden by mean buildings; these have in a great measure been removed, and the exterior can now be tolerably well seen.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Steel l.engr vign
Dimensions
60x95mm
Note
No. 100. Reengraved to show rebuilding of St Mary Major
Places
Name
Aspects
West front
Subjects
Dates
1867