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Gothic Architecture.*
fourteenth , century . The main forms , as wed as the whole system of their ornaments are in perfect harmony in these churches , and rest upon the pointed gable , the ' pyramid , and the pointed arch . The smadest tower which crowns the aspiring pillars displays , in the manner in which it is Idled up , the form of the ornamented windows ; above these the pointed gables , and then the pyramid ; and thus it repeats on a srnad scale the figure of the whole . A simdar harmony of forms reigns in ad
the best German churches , from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century . Having compared these different architectural works , and recollecting the principles laid down in the first chapter , the scholar and the connoisseur wiU now be enabled to judge which of the nations of Europe displays the greatest harmony and peculiarity in their buildings , and may most confidently claim the merit of the invention and improvement of the architecture of the thirteenth century .
St. Alban's Cathedral.
ST . ALBAN'S CATHEDRAL .
VA / E have been requested to publish the fodowing appeal , which we do with much '' pleasure , thoroughly approving of the object : — " The proposed restoration of the west front of the Cathedral Church of St . Alban's by the Freemasons of England , under the patronage of H . E . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . G . M . ; H . E . H . Prince Leopold , E . G ., P . G . M . Oxfordshire ; Lord Skelinersdale , D . G . M ., P . G . M . West Lancashire ; His Grace the Duke of Manchester ,
P . G . M . Hunts and Northants ; Earl Ferrers , P . G . M . Leicestershire and Eutlandshire ; Earl of Zetland , P . G . M . North and East Yorkshire ; Viscount Holmesdale , M . P ., P . G . M . Kent ; Lord Leigh , P . G . M . Warwickshire ; Lord Methuen , P . G . M . Wdtshire ; Lord Sherborne , P . G . M . Gloucestershire ; Lord De Tabley , P . G . M . Cheshire ; Lord Suffield , P . G . M . Norfolk ; Lord Henniker , S . G . W . ; Sir W . W . Burred , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Sussex ; W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G-. M . Hampshire and Isle of Wight ;
Gen . J . Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., P . G . M , Surrey ; Lieut .-Col . F . Burdett , P . G . M . Middlesex ; Col . E . C . Malet De Carteret , P . G . M . Jersey ; John Fawcett , P . G . M . Durham ; Montague Guest , P . G . M . Dorsetshire ; T . F . Halsey , M . P ., P . G . M . Hertfordshire ; Major W . H . Smyth , P . G . M . Lincolnshire ; Lieut .-Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , P . G . M . East Lancashire . " On February 11 th , 1879 , a meeting was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , to
consider a proposal that the Freemasons of England do undertake the restoration of some special portion of St . Alban's Cathedral as a memorial to St . Alban . A proposal to this effect had originated with the Hertford Lodge , No . 403 , and has since been brought forward at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire , held at Watford , on July 26 th , 1878 , and the scheme approved , and a local Committee appointed to endeavour to carry out the undertaking .
" At the meeting of February 11 th , 1879 , after a full explanation as to the nature of the proposal , it was unanimously resolved that the Freemasons of England be invited to subscribe towards the restoration of some special portion of the Cathedral , and a Central Committee was thereupon appointed , with power to add to their number , to carry out this object . It was further decided to undertake the restoration of the west front of the Cathedral , or , in the event of the funds not being sufficient to carry out at
the whole scheme , one or more of the three beautiful but sadly ddapidated porches the west end of the building . " These porches may justly be considered not only to exhibit the most beautiful architectural cletads of this grand Cathedral , but from the extreme delicacy and beauty of their design , they cannot be excelled by any other examples of this or any other date throughout the kingdom . They were built by Abbot John de Cella , at the commence-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Gothic Architecture.*
fourteenth , century . The main forms , as wed as the whole system of their ornaments are in perfect harmony in these churches , and rest upon the pointed gable , the ' pyramid , and the pointed arch . The smadest tower which crowns the aspiring pillars displays , in the manner in which it is Idled up , the form of the ornamented windows ; above these the pointed gables , and then the pyramid ; and thus it repeats on a srnad scale the figure of the whole . A simdar harmony of forms reigns in ad
the best German churches , from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century . Having compared these different architectural works , and recollecting the principles laid down in the first chapter , the scholar and the connoisseur wiU now be enabled to judge which of the nations of Europe displays the greatest harmony and peculiarity in their buildings , and may most confidently claim the merit of the invention and improvement of the architecture of the thirteenth century .
St. Alban's Cathedral.
ST . ALBAN'S CATHEDRAL .
VA / E have been requested to publish the fodowing appeal , which we do with much '' pleasure , thoroughly approving of the object : — " The proposed restoration of the west front of the Cathedral Church of St . Alban's by the Freemasons of England , under the patronage of H . E . H . the Prince of Wales , K . G ., M . W . G . M . ; H . E . H . Prince Leopold , E . G ., P . G . M . Oxfordshire ; Lord Skelinersdale , D . G . M ., P . G . M . West Lancashire ; His Grace the Duke of Manchester ,
P . G . M . Hunts and Northants ; Earl Ferrers , P . G . M . Leicestershire and Eutlandshire ; Earl of Zetland , P . G . M . North and East Yorkshire ; Viscount Holmesdale , M . P ., P . G . M . Kent ; Lord Leigh , P . G . M . Warwickshire ; Lord Methuen , P . G . M . Wdtshire ; Lord Sherborne , P . G . M . Gloucestershire ; Lord De Tabley , P . G . M . Cheshire ; Lord Suffield , P . G . M . Norfolk ; Lord Henniker , S . G . W . ; Sir W . W . Burred , Bart ., M . P ., P . G . M . Sussex ; W . W . B . Beach , M . P ., P . G-. M . Hampshire and Isle of Wight ;
Gen . J . Studholme Brownrigg , C . B ., P . G . M , Surrey ; Lieut .-Col . F . Burdett , P . G . M . Middlesex ; Col . E . C . Malet De Carteret , P . G . M . Jersey ; John Fawcett , P . G . M . Durham ; Montague Guest , P . G . M . Dorsetshire ; T . F . Halsey , M . P ., P . G . M . Hertfordshire ; Major W . H . Smyth , P . G . M . Lincolnshire ; Lieut .-Col . Le Gendre N . Starkie , P . G . M . East Lancashire . " On February 11 th , 1879 , a meeting was held at the Freemasons' Tavern , to
consider a proposal that the Freemasons of England do undertake the restoration of some special portion of St . Alban's Cathedral as a memorial to St . Alban . A proposal to this effect had originated with the Hertford Lodge , No . 403 , and has since been brought forward at the Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire , held at Watford , on July 26 th , 1878 , and the scheme approved , and a local Committee appointed to endeavour to carry out the undertaking .
" At the meeting of February 11 th , 1879 , after a full explanation as to the nature of the proposal , it was unanimously resolved that the Freemasons of England be invited to subscribe towards the restoration of some special portion of the Cathedral , and a Central Committee was thereupon appointed , with power to add to their number , to carry out this object . It was further decided to undertake the restoration of the west front of the Cathedral , or , in the event of the funds not being sufficient to carry out at
the whole scheme , one or more of the three beautiful but sadly ddapidated porches the west end of the building . " These porches may justly be considered not only to exhibit the most beautiful architectural cletads of this grand Cathedral , but from the extreme delicacy and beauty of their design , they cannot be excelled by any other examples of this or any other date throughout the kingdom . They were built by Abbot John de Cella , at the commence-