tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post990416279188496515..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: GloucesterPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-60928439345183291402022-04-12T20:50:48.957+01:002022-04-12T20:50:48.957+01:00The earlier parts, with the round arches, are Angl...The earlier parts, with the round arches, are Anglo-Saxon - at least, I am satisfied with that dating. I was ashamed that I had entered Gloucester by train so many times, passing near it, sometimes on my way to look at Anglo-Saxon remains at Deerhurst or elsewhere, and NOT REALLY NOTICED IT. We all too often look, but do not see. We might need a blog to give us the nudge! <br /><br />As Anglo-Saxon remains, the size of them might impress us: none of the rather mean doorways observed elsewhere - good, wide open arches. Other examples of this usually date from just before the Norman Conquest - such as Worth, Sussex, etc., but this at Gloucester is EARLIER - so an important example of confident building in stone, at a time when building in stone was supposed to be a rarity. So far, I haven't come across any literature to try and explain this. Any suggestions would be welcome.Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.com