The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts (1834) (14780053174)

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Title: The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts
Year: 1834 (1830s)
Authors: Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854
Subjects: England -- Antiquities England -- Architecture England -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, Chidley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ost a good Summe of Money; wch andmore (as they report) was got from that fayreand ancient Church. After noticing rich Coaps of Cloth of Tissue, afayre Communion Cloth of Cloth of Gold for the HighAltar, and plate in the vestry; the Lady Chapel, hauing 8. stately fayre painted windowes ; and theround Chapter-House,—the writer adds— This an-cient structure of 1000 yeares standing, hath, att theentrance into it, 2. stately, strong and neat curiously-built spird Pyramids, and vpon that ffrontispice there isabout 100. fayre Statues, curiously grauen and carudin ffree-stone, of Kings, Patriarchs, Prophets, Fathersand Apostles, that grace it much, especially in timepast, when (as they say) they were all gilt. And asthe outward part of this Building is fayre, so the in-Avard part thereof is neat and glorious, wth fayre pillers,rich windowes, and the Quire beautifyd wth 6. fayregilt Statues, 3. on either side. (To be continued.) CROMLECH, called COETON-ARTHUR. NEAR NEWPORT, PEMBROKESHIRE.
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There are a variety of Druidical vestiges in theparish of Newport, in Pembrokeshire ; among theprincipal of which is the Cromlech, called Coeton-Arthiir, or Arthur s Quoit, which stands about threemiles from the town of Newport, and is correctly re-presented in the annexed cut. The appellationwhich it bears is derived by the peasants from their traditional lore, as connected with the famous heroof Cambrian romance ;—and there are similar remainsin many parts of the country, commemorating, ac-cording to popular belief, one or other of the exploitsof the thrice renowned king. This Cromlechconsists of four upright irregular stones, each aboutseven feet and a half high, upon three of which rests THE GRAPHIC AND HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATOR. 209 an immense top stone, eighteen feet in length, andnine feet across in the widest part. At one end it isnearly three feet in thickness. Its mean breadth isabout six feet and a half, the narrowest end not beino-more than four feet in width.* Near Newport