in this city. We visited the Ancient noted splended Worcester Cathedral which surpasses any thing for spel
splender & architecture mine eyes ever beheld
it was about 400 feet in length 800 or 900
years of age it contained many Monuments or
portraits of persons which were graven out of marble
& lade over the tombs or vaults of Ancient Bishops,
Lords, & Princis, some of which had lane there for
7 or 800 years. It is said that some of these mon
uments with their winding st[r]eets which are carved
out of fine marble is as neatly executed as
any thing found in Europe. almost evry thing about
this cathedral from top to bottom is carved out of
solid marble the whole pulpit is carved out of
one solid stone. There was a large organ
in the building. The Church of England still
worship in this building, they hold a time of
worship twice each day in a year, we stayed th[rou]gh
one service. The whole concern is superior
to the architecture of the present generation.
from Worcester we rode to Ledbury & on the
ride we passed through the Town of Malvern on Malvern Hill the most Noted Hills in England in
consequence of they being the highest & the
in this City. We visited the Ancient noted splended
WorcesterCathedral Which surpasses any thing for
splender & architecture mine eyes ever beheld
it was about 400 feet in length 800 or 900
years of age it contained many Monuments or
portraits of persons which were graven out of marble
& lade over the tombs or vaults of Ancient Bishops,
Lords, & Princis, some of which had lane there for
7 or 800 years. It is said that some of these mon
uments with their winding streets which are carved
out of fine marble is as neatly executed as
any thing found in Europe. almost evry thing about
this cathedral from top to bottom is carved out of
solid marble the whole pulpit is carved out of
one solid stone. There was a large Organ
in the building. The Church of England still
worship in this building, they hold a time of
worship twice each day in a year, we stayed there
one service. The whole concern is superior
to the architecture of the present generation.
from Worcester we rode to Ledbury & on the
ride we passed through the Town of Malvern on
Malvern Hill the most Noted Hills in England in
consequence of they being the highest & the
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," April 21, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 12, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/41