Michael, at St. Alban's, of the tenth century,
have aisles. Sometimes the church appears to have consisted of a nave and
chancel only.
Q. Why have we so few ecclesiastical remains of known or presumed
Anglo-Saxon architecture now existing?
A. There are probably many examples of this style preserved in churches
which have hitherto escaped observation[49-*]; still they are,
comparatively speaking, rarely to be met with: and this may be accounted
for by the recorded fact, that in the repeated incursions of the Danes in
this island, during the ninth and tenth centuries, almost all the
Anglo-Saxon monasteries and churches were set on fire and destroyed.
[Illustration: Anglo Saxon Doorway and Window, interior of the tower of
Brigstock Church, north side.]
FOOTNOTES:
[49-*] All the Anglo-Saxon remains noticed in this chapter, except those
alluded to as supposed to exist at Ripon and Hexham, together with the
tower of the church of St. Benedict's, Lincoln, have been inspected by the
author; and the illustrations of this chapter are, with three exceptions,
from his sketches made on the spot. Of the remaining three vignettes, two
are from drawings made whilst the author was present, and one only, viz.
that of the crypt beneath the chancel of Repton Church, has been reduced
from a larger engraving.
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