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

Waltham Abbey.

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“Within fifteen, holding my passage Mydde of a cloyster; depict upon a wall, I saw a Crucifixe, whose woundes were not small, With this Worde wide written there besyde— ‘Beholde my meekness, childe, and leave thy pride!’”—Lydgate.

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Steel Plate.—Waltham Abbey Church, from thy MeadowsSargent.Godfrey.

View of the Main Street, with the Tower of the Abbey ChurchDelamotte.Wall.261

Abbey Church, East End (with a funeral), showing the Ancient Arch WindowTiffin.Jackson.264

Heraldic Shield of the AbbeyHerman.Wakefield.265

Saxon Bridge, still used in “Harold’s Park,” WalthamHerman.Wall.268

Inner Porch of the Abbey ChurchDelamotte.Wall.270

Baker’s Entry, remains of the Houses occupied by the Abbots’ retainersHerman.Walmesley.271

Gateway, Bridge, and Abbey TowerHerman.Wall.274

Principal Entrance to the Church, with a MonkHerman.Wakefield.276

Ancient Font in the Church of WalthamHerman.Wakefield.277

View of the Abbey Church, across the Burial-groundHerman.Walmesley.278

Ornamental Buttresses of the Abbey ChurchHerman.Evans.278

The Seal of the Abbots of WalthamHerman.Jackson.279

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