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Sentence
In
Winchester
Cathedral
and
Romsey
Abbey
Church,
we
have
examples
of
what
is
called
the
stilted
or
horse-shoe
arch,
which
is
where
the
curvature
of
the
arch
does
not
spring
immediately
from
the
capitals
or
imposts
of
the
piers,
but
the
extreme
points
of
the
semicircle
are
continued
straight
down
below
the
spring
of
the
curve
before
they
rest
on
the
imposts,
thus
giving
the
idea
of
an
arch
stilted
or
raised,
and
somewhat
approximating
in
form
that
of
a
horse-shoe.
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In Winchester Cathedral and Romsey Abbey Church, we have examples of what is called the stilted or horse-shoe arch, which is where the curvature of the arch does not spring immediately from the capitals or imposts of the piers, but the extreme points of the semicircle are continued straight down below the spring of the curve before they rest on the imposts, thus giving the idea of an arch stilted or raised, and somewhat approximating in form that of a horse-shoe.
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