A B C of Gothic Architecture

114 TnE EAELY EXGLISn STYLE.
The ornaments so well known by the name of
Crockets were first introduced in this style. The name
is taken from the shepherd's
crook, adopted by
the bishops as emblematical
of their office. They
occur at Lincoln, in St.
Hugh's work, the earliest
example of this style,and
are there used in the unusual
positionof
being in
a vertical line between
the detached shafts. They
are found in the same
positionalso in the beautiful
work of the west
front of AYells. Afterwards
ihey were used entirely
on the outside of
pediments, or in similar
situations, projecting from the face of the work or the
outer surface of the molding, as in the
very
beautiful
tomb of Archbishop "Walter Grey, in York Cathedral;
and they continued in use in the subsequent styles,
although their form and character gradually change
with the style.
Crockets,lomb
of Abp. "Walter Grey,
York Cathedral, A.D. 1255.