[25] See the brilliant sketch by Frank Brangwyn, and the story of the bridge on [p. 254.]
[26] See the picture on [p. 293].
[27] Much more: we shall see (pp. [156], [160]) that a pointed vault was built in ancient Egypt. The Babylonians also built pointed arches and vaults.
[28] Twizel Bridge, over the Till, has a very beautiful arch which is slightly pointed; it has a span of 90 ft. 7 ins., and a distance of 46 ft. separates the parapet from water-level. Tradit ion says that a lady of the Selby family built this bridge, one of the most famous in England.
[29] Read the delightful monograph on Kirkstall Abbey by Sir W. H. St. John Hope and Mr. Bilson of Hull.
[30] “The History and Antiquities of Durham.” Newcastle, MDCCLXXXV.
[31] It is said that he charged eightpence for the passage of a dead Jew! A large sum in those days. A Jewish cemetery was just beyond the bridge.—W.S.S.
[32] “English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages,” pp. 45 and 47. See also “Archæologia,” Vols. XXVII, p. 77; XXIX, p. 380. Also the histories of Essex.
[33] See Darwin’s “Descent of Man,” Part I, chapter III.