Wanderings in Wessex
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Wanderings in Wessex, An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter, is by Edric Holmes. The text describes a cathedral whose extreme length is 556 feet, with the breadth of the transepts being 217 feet. The text says to take particular notice of the black font brought from Tournai, which has the story of St. Nicholas carved upon it, and notes a beautiful iron grille that once protected the shrine of St. Swithun.
The text says one town has, on an ordinary summer's day, the hottest High Street in England. The black marble tomb of Thomas Marwood commemorates a fortunate physician who cured the Earl of Essex of an illness. A curious custom is kept in Honiton Fair week, usually held the third week in July. The text says no history has been made at Kingsclere since Charles passed the night of October 21, 1644, here, on his way to Newbury.
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- Author
- Edric Holmes
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 230
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
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