 | Ireland - 1846 - 1046 pages
...transept, than to make the whole mass seem hunchbacked. Sir Richard Hoare characterized the choir as " a sad medley of Gothic and Italian architecture, combined in the most unnatural manner," and be might have justly given a severer verdict against the whole structure. Yet, in spite of its... | |
 | James Godkin - 1871 - 550 pages
...beauty, and would demand little notice on that account. Sir Richard Hoare characterized the choir, as ' a sad medley of Gothic and Italian architecture, combined in the most unnatural manner.' Yet its appearance at present is elegance itself, compared with its condition before it underwent cleansing... | |
 | James Godkin - 1873 - 558 pages
...beauty, and would demand little notice on that account Sir Richard Hoare characterized the choir, as ' a sad medley of Gothic and Italian architecture, combined in the most unnatural manner.' Yet its appearance at present is elegance itself, compared with its condition before it underwent cleansing... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - Ireland - 1911 - 510 pages
...although it contains some " good examples of Saxon ornaments." " The choir," writes Sir Richard Hoare, presents " a sad medley of Gothic and Italian architecture, combined in the most unnatural manner." Christ Church is, however, in a better condition than St. Patrick's, having recently undergone considerable... | |
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Sir Richard Hoare characterized the choir, as ' a sad medley of Gothic and Italian architecture, combined in the most unnatural manner. 