A Dissertation on Ancient Bridges and Bridge Chapels, and Especially That Remarkable Edifice on Wakefield Bridge, Commonly, but Erroneously, Called the Chapel of Edward the Fourth (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Dissertation on Ancient Bridges and Bridge Chapels, and Especially That Remarkable Edifice on Wakefield Bridge, Commonly, but Erroneously, Called the Chapel of Edward the FourthIN past ages of the world, as well as in the present, so many people have made pretensions to taste, upon antiq rian subjects, and so few have possessed the enterprise, and patience, and perseverance, of a real antiquary, so many have depended upon the reports of others, and so few have travelled, and seen, and examined for themselves, and the mistakes committed are, consequently, so frequent, that of all other persons, the antiquary has the mastoc sion to be suspicious and mistrustful in the prosecution of his studies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.