Shrewsbury Abbey - iii)

A little bit of building detective work now, courtesy of Shrewsbury Abbey...

I mentioned previously that Shrewsbury Abbey has some earlier Romanesque fabric surviving in the nave, and that it was extended westwards in the 14th century, in the reign of Edward III. 

The point where these two phases of building converge is clearly visible in the fabric:-



But if you look hard enough, you can see traces of the Romanesque arches and pillars still surviving within the Gothic masonry:-




And a closer view:-




And in the aisle, you can see some of the Norman pillars which used to provide the springing for vaulting until the roof was heightened at a later date.



And I can't seem to get my images centred tonight, for some unknown reason.