A B C of Gothic Architecture

162 THE DECORATED STYLE.
The Buttresses in this style have great varietyof
forms and of degreesof richness. Sometimes they are
quiteplain,or merely have the angles chamfered off,
and terminated by a slope,ei
ther under the cornice,as at
Irthlingborough,or
independent
of it, as at Stanton St.
John, Oxon. In other instances
the buttress terminates in a pediment
or gablet,as at Raunds,
either with or without crockets
and a iinial,according to the
richness of the building. Over
each buttress there is frequently^^
a gurgoyle,or ornamental water-spout.
They
usuallyhave
pediments,and are frequently
enriched on the face with niches
for figures(whichsometimes,but
rarely,are
left) ,
and canopies,
often terminate in pinnacles,as ^^'^'''^ l^^;,^^'^*"''
at Gadsby, Leicestershire. In
largebuildingsthere are fine arch-buttresses spanning
and
over the aisles,as at Howden. There are sometimes
also groups of pinnaclesround the base of the spire
in this style,which have a very rich effect,as at
St. Mary's,Oxford.
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