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114 CORNWALL rude, some have the figure of the Saviour carved upon them, and these are comparatively late. Others as that of St Neot have elaborate scroll-work on them like those in South Wales. J St Buryan Cross 21. Architecture: (a) Ecclesiastical. A preliminary word on the various styles of English architecture is necessary before we consider the churches and other important buildings of our county. Pre-Norman or, as it is usually, though with no great certainty termed, Saxon building in England, was the work of early craftsmen with an imperfect knowledge of stone construction, who commonly used rough rubble