Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Peter Lightfoot Monk of Glastonbury and the Old Clock at Wells: A Poem With an Illustrated Account of the Clock
I would remind all lovers of these places, or any who derive passing pleasure from this book, that we have a great and free heritage in the mediaeval buildings raised by our forebears at great cost of labour and ingenuity without such aids as railways or steam cranes. This heritage carries With it a grave responsibility to posterity. Can we, then, withhold the money necessary merely to prevent the decay or oblivion of that which their love and devotion inspired them to build? I say oblivion, having in mind such work as that of Mr. F. Bligh Bond, who, with the support of the Dean of Wells and other enthusiasts of the Somersetshire Natural History and Archaeological Society, has brought to light buried chapels, monuments, sculptures and encaustic tiles of the utmost interest even to the purely casual visitor at Glastonbury. Excavation, restoration, even mere preservation, are hard problems nowadays; funds are meagre and expenses high, and the smallest help is not too small.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
