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 136 Architecture in Great Britain. exception of the presbytery added at a somewhat later date, are in the Early English style ; and most of the ecclesiastical buildings of England received additions at this period. Some of the finest buildings of Scotland belong to this age — the choir of Glasgow Cathedral, for instance ; but their architecture is of a more massive character than any of the English edifices noticed above. The crosses of Queen Eleanor belong to the end of this period. Those at Waltham and Northampton are the finest, and in the best preservation. A good reproduction by the late Edward M. Barry, R. A., of the ancient Charing Cross may be seen in front of the Railway Station in the Strand. Second Period of English Gothic Architecture : the Deco- rated Style. — The style which succeeded the Early English, and which was the second stage in the development of Gothic architecture in England, is known as the Decorated, or sometimes as Middle Pointed. It is generally dated from 1307 — the date of the accession of Edward II. — to 1377 — the date of the death of Edward III. The Decorated style, however, grew so gradually from its predecessor that the dates given above can only be looked upon as approximate. The following are the differ- ences which distinguish Decorated from Early English architecture. The arches are generally not quite so acute, and the mouldings are sometimes carried down to the base of the pier or jamb without being interrupted by a capital. The mouldings are less boldly undercut, and of more regular section than in the preceding style, and are rarely used so as to produce the same striking effects of