An Encyclopædia of Architecture: Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842 - 1089 Seiten |
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... sandstone a yard thick and several yards long , on which the pressure is so great as to have pushed out the side walls . What was seen was near seven feet in height , its course being to the south . The upper part of the passage is ...
... sandstone a yard thick and several yards long , on which the pressure is so great as to have pushed out the side walls . What was seen was near seven feet in height , its course being to the south . The upper part of the passage is ...
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... sandstone rock which rises above the level of the basis of the pyramid . This passage is 104 ft . long , 4 ft . high , and 3 ft . 6 in . wide ; descending at an angle of 26 degrees : at the bottom is a portcullis , beyond which is a ...
... sandstone rock which rises above the level of the basis of the pyramid . This passage is 104 ft . long , 4 ft . high , and 3 ft . 6 in . wide ; descending at an angle of 26 degrees : at the bottom is a portcullis , beyond which is a ...
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... sandstone , ditto 2506 13,632 Ditto , against strata , ditto · 13,632 Cornish granite , ditto 2662 14,302 Dundee sandstone , Portland , a 2 inch cube Cragleith , with the strata , 1 inch cube Devonshire red marble Compact limestone ...
... sandstone , ditto 2506 13,632 Ditto , against strata , ditto · 13,632 Cornish granite , ditto 2662 14,302 Dundee sandstone , Portland , a 2 inch cube Cragleith , with the strata , 1 inch cube Devonshire red marble Compact limestone ...
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... Sandstone . The limestone of Portland is that which has for many years past been chiefly used in the metropolis ... sandstones that are usually employed for building purposes , and which are generally composed of either quartz or ...
... Sandstone . The limestone of Portland is that which has for many years past been chiefly used in the metropolis ... sandstones that are usually employed for building purposes , and which are generally composed of either quartz or ...
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... sandstone buildings which we ex- amined , we may notice the remains of Ecclestone Abbey , of the thirteenth century , near Barnard Castle , constructed of a stone closely resembling that of the Stenton quarry in the vicinity , as ...
... sandstone buildings which we ex- amined , we may notice the remains of Ecclestone Abbey , of the thirteenth century , near Barnard Castle , constructed of a stone closely resembling that of the Stenton quarry in the vicinity , as ...
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