My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 37
... side of it , and out- side this again another wedge - shaped piece was inserted . The top of this was now just under the iron cap of the heavy pile or rammer , and on pulling a rope , this was freed and dropped on the top of the wedge ...
... side of it , and out- side this again another wedge - shaped piece was inserted . The top of this was now just under the iron cap of the heavy pile or rammer , and on pulling a rope , this was freed and dropped on the top of the wedge ...
Page 40
... side and low banks or gravel heaps on the other , offered the most enticing places for jumping and for playing the exciting game of follow - my - leader . This we called the racing - field ; why I never heard , as it was certainly not ...
... side and low banks or gravel heaps on the other , offered the most enticing places for jumping and for playing the exciting game of follow - my - leader . This we called the racing - field ; why I never heard , as it was certainly not ...
Page 41
... side of the churchyard , and then across the fields for a long distance southward , was a dry , irregular ditch or channel cut in the gravel by flood - water after heavy rains . In places this would be very deep - six or eight feet or ...
... side of the churchyard , and then across the fields for a long distance southward , was a dry , irregular ditch or channel cut in the gravel by flood - water after heavy rains . In places this would be very deep - six or eight feet or ...
Page 42
... side by low buildings , forming offices , schoolrooms , and dormitories , while at the end were the large dining - hall and schoolrooms , and in front , near the great gates , the master's residence . On the gate pillars stood two ...
... side by low buildings , forming offices , schoolrooms , and dormitories , while at the end were the large dining - hall and schoolrooms , and in front , near the great gates , the master's residence . On the gate pillars stood two ...
Page 43
... side of the nave . I did not know then that these were characteristic of the Early English Gothic , but are not common in our churches . Another feature of this church was its peal of ten bells , which were not only uncommonly numerous ...
... side of the nave . I did not know then that these were characteristic of the Early English Gothic , but are not common in our churches . Another feature of this church was its peal of ten bells , which were not only uncommonly numerous ...
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