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EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ARCHED RECESSES, ARCADES, 
OR NICHES. 
These arcades are frequently found in the interior of our 
cathedrals and larger churches. A very interesting series of 
Norman character may be seen in the chapter-house of Wor- 
cester Cathedral ; and of transition examples I may notice 
the arcades to the circular part of the Temple Church, 
London. These arcades, externally, give great relief, as may 
be observed in Lincoln Cathedral, where they are of the Early 
English style. In York and Beverley Cathedrals, the cleres- 
tory is thus enriched, and a very interesting example occurs 
in the clerestory of Darlington Church, Durham. Arcades 
of decorated character are to be found in York Cathedral, 
and also on the exterior of the tower of Darlington Church, 
and on the chapel on the bridge, Wakefield; but the examples 
are almost infinite. In the perpendicular style these arcades 
may be said to be supplied by panelling. 
My present object, however, is to point out the forms of the 
heads of Early English arcades. In the chapter-house of Lincoln 
Cathedral, they partake of the same character as the multiple 
windows, (three arches being included under one large semi- 
circle — see Britton's 5th vol.,) as also do many other examples 
having simply the lancet or pointed head. It will only be neces- 
sary to notice a few examples with trefoiled heads, in order to 
show their dependance upon geometry. These examples are 
sufficiently alike in principle to show that these arcades may 
be correctly classified ; and yet so different in contour, as to 
give a clear idea of the infinite variety of which they are sus- 
ceptible, by a very slight alteration of the geometrical lines. 
The first example is from Stone Church, Kent, (see plate 
3, No. 4,) and is unequally foiled. The base or springing 
line being divided into two parts, two circles are struck of 
equal diameter, and from the tangential point as a centre, a 
third circle of the same diameter. The diameter of the last 
