Mineral deposits in dripping water color the wavy dripstone formations, or speleothems, in browns, reds and whites. |
At the east end is a three-light window without any transom, with an obtuse arch under a dripstone. |
Where the deposition of calcite is concentrated along cracks, calcite is deposited as flowstone, or dripstone. |
Those that flank the portal have each a large niche at the bottom, with engaged shafts, and the head and dripstone trefoiled. |
In the above-mentioned wall is an Early English doorway, with a dripstone adorned with the nailhead moulding. |
The dripstone sections of their capitals are therefore unnecessary and ridiculous. |