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II.—Westminster Abbey: the Old Lady Chapel and its relation to the Romanesque and Gothic Churches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2011

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At first sight it would seem somewhat profitless to select as the subject of a paper a building not one stone of which can ordinarily be seen, but the great Benedictine church of St. Peter, Westminster, stands so high in the affection of the English-speaking races that even the smallest contribution to its story may be assured beforehand of a welcome. Moreover, there is a certain appropriateness in the fact that by an undesigned coincidence that contribution should be offered on March 21st, the feast of St. Benedict himself.

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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1920

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