A few corbels of an earlier church and a piece of interlaced carving are preserved in the S. porch.
Fantastic corbels surround the summit of the lateral walls.
The original corbel course of the parapet remains, but not the upper part of the parapet.
The roof was flat, but had been richly gilt and painted, and was sustained by corbels of angels, divinely carved.
You may call it personal magnetism, or natural cordiality, but there are some Christians who have such an ardent way of shaking hands after meeting that it amounts to a benediction.
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The joint between two slabs must be placed over one of the corbels.
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It is possible that part of the north wall did not have masonry, since the corbels that held some vault slabs were resting directly on the bedrock embankment.
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The other item is a sum, which we consider an outside figure, of £150,000 for widening and corbelling out for the fourth line of traffic.
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They considered that the footways on either side should be corbelled out so as to provide four lines of traffic in place of the existing three lines.
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To evoke the impression of a medieval castle, the walls incorporate buttresses, parapets, crenellated moulding, corbelled stonework and crenellated towers flanking its troop door.
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The 13th-century chancel has a two-light east window of c. 1350, and just north of it is a foliatedcorbel-capital, of c. 1230.
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All the balconies are enclosed and set on massive high-relief corbels.
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The chief timbers of the nave, with its corbels at the south, are probably 14th-century.
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The arch-braced roof with seven bays is original; its main trusses rest on carved corbels representing grotesque animals.
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Inside the church high thin trusses are supported by corbels.
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Corbelis designed to give an uncluttered, clean appearance on screen.
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On the north side of the third story of the tower, there is a small balcony supported by corbels.
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A series of beautifully designed projecting corbels and the projecting cornice are also notable; geometric motifs at regular intervals give a beautifying effect.
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On each side of the east window is a large grotesquecorbelpainted white.
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There are four carved wood and plaster corbels supporting the first floor staircase ceiling.
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