medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Revd Gordon Plumb wrote:
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>> Stone was always transported as far as possible by water. Land
>> transport was incredibly expensive as well as difficult.
>
> L F Salzman in his Building in England down to 1540, OUP, 1952, makes it
> abundantly clear how expensive this could be. In chapter XXII "Carriage"
> he cites the fact that in three years building works at Vale Royal Abbey
> nearly £350 was spent in carriage out of a total expenditure of £1,526 -
> ie over 20% of the total costs in this case. He reiterates John's point
> that water was preferred for transport of stone and very heavy timber.
Which may have been where I read it first, of course :-)
But nothing I have read since has contradicted it.
John Briggs
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