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The castles and abbeys of England; Vol. 1 of 2

Tewkesbury Abbey.

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Steel Plate.—The Abbey of Tewkesbury, from the Toll-gate, looking across the Battle-field, or “Bloody-Meadow”Sargent.Hinchcliffe.

The South Chancel, with the Tombs, Shrines—scene after the BattleSargent.Evans.169

Funeral Procession to St. Faith’s Chapel. Burial of Hugh, a Mercian NoblePrior.Jackson.171

William the Conqueror, from an Ancient Statue. Fr. Monum.Herman.Dalziel.172

A Black Friar, or Benedictine Monk of TewkesburyHerman.Walmesley.173

The Chapter-House of Tewkesbury—now the Grammar SchoolPrior.Wall.174

East End of the Chancel. Behind the Altar Screen. In Ecclesia nostra de Theokesberye, &c. A.D. M.CC.XXXSargent.Rimbault.177

Gothic Shrine-Tomb of the Le Despenser FamilyHerman.Gray.179

The Axe and BlockArcher. 181

Portrait of George, Duke of Clarence. From the Brit. Mus.Herman.Dalziel.183

The Seal of TewkesburyHerman.Dalziel.184

The Ancient Gate of the Abbey, with Reliques of the Conventual OutbuildingsPrior.Whimper.186

North Aisle, Piscina in the Column. Pilgrims, Antique Alms-boxes, &c.Sargent.Gray.188

Great West Entrance to the Church. Norman Window, Towers, &c. from the ChurchyardSargent.Jackson.189

Ancient Font and Cover in the Abbey ChurchSargent.Jackson.190

Cloister Bell-case, in which was suspended the Vesper-bell, CPrior.O. Smith.191

Abbot’s Entrance to the Church from the South, with the Tomb of SomersetPrior.O. Smith.194

North Transept of the Church, with carved Stalls, &c. originally in the ChoirPrior.Wall.197

Portrait of Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VIHerman.Dalziel.201

Battle of Tewkesbury, and Death of Lord WenlockHerman.Dalziel.205

Portrait of Prince Edward, murdered after the BattleHerman.Dalziel.206

Cloisters of Tewkesbury Abbey, with the Rich Windows, Arcades, and Shrine-workPrior.Walmesley.208

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