The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century (1896)
MacGibbon, David · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 382
ture. The eastern piers of the crossing have been demolished, probably in some of the attempts to blow up the building in Henry vm.'s time. Their destruction has entailed that of the central tower, of which only the western wall remains (see Fig. 766). The transepts have suffered by the fall of the… … Fig. 770.— Melrose Abbey. Caps of Piers in Nave. Fortunately the south wall of the transept, with its splendid decorated window, is still in good preservation (Fig. 772). From the south transept access is obtained to the roof of the aisle of the nave and the upper parts of the structure by a…
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