Image Archive: Cathedral

• Exterior Images of the Cathedral
• Interior Images of the Cathedral
  • Trinity Chapel
  • Choir
  • East Transept
    • Northeast Transept
    • Southeast Transept
  • Main Transept
  • Nave
  • Under the Roofs
• Cathedral Cloister
• Chapter house

• East Transept

  • Northeast Transept

    • General view, northeast transept Taken from the triforium of the south wall, southeast transept. View looks north across the choir and into the northeast transept. The strainer arches help to strengthen the eastern crossing.

      • Entrance, northeast transept Wooden screen at the entrance to the northeast transept, called the Morning Chapel. Eastern chapels are to the right beyond the screen.

        • Entrance screen, northeast transept

    • • Eastern chapels, northeast transept View taken from the triforium of the northeast transept's west wall. At left (north) is the chapel dedicated to St. Martin; at right (south) is the chapel dedicated to St. Catherine, now the baptistry.

        • St. Catherine's Chapel Taken from the northeast transept, facing east. The font is 19th century.

          • St. Catherine's Chapel East and south walls.

          • St. Catherine's Chapel North and east walls.

          • St. Catherine's Chapel North wall.

          • Brass, Bishop de Wyville Funerary brass, c.1375. Formerly located in the choir; moved in 1684 to St. Catherine's Chapel.

          • Vault, St. Catherine's Chapel Taken with flash. Note the ghosts of medieval paint.

        • St. Martin's Chapel South and east walls, seen from northeast transept. The 19th-century altarpiece covers traces of a 13th-century reredos painted on the wall.

          • St. Martin's Chapel East and south walls.

          • St. Martin's Chapel North and east walls.

          • Aumbry, St. Martin's Chapel Double aumbry, located on the north wall.

          • Vault, St. Martin's Chapel East wall and lancets visible below vault.

          • Vault, St. Martin's Chapel Showing the juncture of north and east walls with vaulting.

      • • Arcade spandrels Spandrels over the entrance to St. Martin's chapel. Note uneven join with north wall at left.

          • North spandrel Medieval polychromy still visible. Taken from triforium, north wall, with flash.

          • North spandrel

        • Spandrel between chapels Taken in natural light.

          • Spandrel between chapels Taken with flash.

        • Spandrel, St. Catherine's Chapel Spandrel between the chapel entrance and the north aisle, bay 7. The north aisle (at right, with Audley chantry chapel) extends towards the east.

          • Spandrel, St. Catherine's Chapel Taken in natural light.

          • Spandrel, St. Catherine's Chapel Taken with flash.

        • South spandrel Note the roofing timbers visible above the north aisle.

          • South spandrel Taken with flash.

      • • Triforium arcade, north aisle Roofing timbers visible behind arcade.

          • Triforium, north aisle Provides a view to the east under the north aisle roof.

          • Triforium, north aisle Taken with flash to highlight polychromy.

          • Detail, quatrefoil Quatrefoil was painted to make it appear perforated.

          • Triforium, spandrel

        • Triforium above eastern chapels Roofing timbers visible behind arcade. View taken from triforium of the north wall.

          • Triforium, spandrel Purbeck shaft and corbel head, located between the south and central arcades.

          • Triforium, spandrel Purbeck shaft and corbel head, located between the north and central arcades.

          • Triforium, spandrel Spandrel of the north arcade. The north wall is at left.

      • Clearstory Clearstory over the eastern chapels (left and center) and bay 7 of the north aisle (right).

        • Vault ribs, center and south windows

          • South window, detail Molding at top of south lancet, south window.

          • South window, detail Juncture with vaulting and moulding at top of south lancet, south window.

          • South window, detail Moulding at top of central lancet, south window.

          • South window, detail Juncture with vaulting and moulding at top of north lancet, south window.

          • South window, detail Polychromy, north lancet, south window.

          • Central window, detail Moulding at top of south lancet, central window.

          • Central window, detail Moulding at top of central lancet, central window.

          • Central window, detail Moulding at top of north lancet, central window.

        • Vault and north window

          • North window, detail Moulding at top of south lancet, north window.

          • North window, detail Moulding at top of central lancet, north window.

    • North wall, northeast transept

      • Northwest corner Medieval pulpitum, moved to the northeast transept in 1789, is at lower left.

      • Northwest corner Main level, triforium, and clerestory at top.

        • Northwest corner, detail Junction of the spandrels above the main level windows.

        • Northwest corner, detail Purbeck head in corner, triforium level.

        • Northwest corner, detail Purbeck head in corner, seen from the west wall triforium.

      • Northeast corner Junction of main level and triforium with the east wall. Eastern chapels extend beyond the east wall, at right of image.

        • Northeast corner, detail Purbeck head in corner, triforium level.

      • • Spandrels, north wall West corner.

          • Spandrel, north wall Note the moulding continuing to the junction with the west wall. Seen in natural light.

        • Spandrels, north wall Spandrel between the west and central lancets. Note remains of polychromy. Seen in natural light.

          • Spandrel, north wall Taken with flash.

        • Spandrels, north wall Located to the east of the central window. Taken in natural light.

          • Spandrels, north wall

          • Spandrels, north wall Taken with flash.

        • Spandrels, north wall Spandrels over easternmost window. Taken in natural light. Arcade marking entrance to eastern chapels is to right of image.

          • Spandrels, north wall

          • Spandrels, north wall Taken with flash.

          • Detail, east corner Junction of arcade spandrels at east corner.

      • • Triforium passage, north wall Taken through the triforium arcade on the east wall, showing depth of passageway in front of windows.

        • Triforium arcade, north wall Arches over lancets at triforium level.

      • • Clearstory, northeast corner Junction of north wall and east wall (over eastern chapels) at clearstory level. Note the small passageway through the masonry at the corner.

          • Northeast corner, detail Taken with flash.

          • Northeast corner, detail Taken with flash, and showing polychromy on vault ribs.

        • Clearstory, windows None of the glass is medieval.

        • Clearstory, north wall Showing arches above the windows and the juncture with the northernmost vault.

          • Clearstory, north wall Detail of juncture with vault, shown in natural light.

          • Clearstory, north wall Detail of juncture with vault, taken with flash to enhance polychromy.

    • • Lower level, west wall The lower level of the west wall, northeast transept, looking down onto the 13th century choir screen from the east wall triforium. The choir screen was moved from its original location at the main crossing (bay 12) to the northeast transept in the late 18th century.

      • Medieval choir screen 13th century choir screen, or pulpitum, moved from the main crossing to the northeast transept in 1789. Central niche is from the Beauchamp chantry chapel, destroyed at the same time.

        • General view, former choir screen

        • South section, choir screen

          • South section, choir screen Taken with flash, to enhance the surviving medieval polychromy.

          • South section, left portion

            • Left niche Corbel heads 1 and 2.

              • Detail, left niche Head and angel 1.

              • Detail, left niche Corbel head and angel 2.

            • Middle niche Corbel heads 3 and 4.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head 3.

              • Detail, middle niche Angel 3.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 4.

          • South section, right portion

            • Right niche Corbel heads 5 and 6.

              • Detail, right niche Corbel head and angel 6.

        • North section, choir screen

          • North section, choir screen Taken with flash to enhance medieval polychromy.

          • North section, choir screen

          • North section, left portion

            • Left niche Corbel heads 7 and 8.

              • Detail, left niche Corbel head and angel 7.

          • North section, central portion

            • Middle niche Corbel heads 9 and 10.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 9, taken with flash.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 9, seen in natural light.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 9, with flash.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 9, with flash.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head 9.

              • Detail, middle niche Interior of niche below corbel heads 9 and 10.

              • Detail, middle niche Capitals below corbel heads 9 and 10.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 10.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head 10.

              • Detail, middle niche Corbel head and angel 10.

          • North section, north portion

            • Right niche

              • Detail, right niche Corbel head and angel 11.

              • Detail, right niche Corbel head and angel 11.

              • Detail, right niche Corbel head and angel 12.

              • Detail, right niche Corbel head and angel 12.

      • • Spandrels, north aisle Spandrels over the north aisle, bay 9, and joining with strainer arches (at left) over the eastern crossing. View taken from the east wall triforium.

          • South spandrel Detail of spandrel with polychromy, seen in natural light.

          • South spandrel Spandrel with polychromy, taken with flash.

          • North spandrel North spandrel over the north aisle, seen from triforium of east wall.

        • Spandrels, north aisle and window Spandrel between north aisle, bay 9, and the west wall window, as seen from east wall triforium.

          • Spandrels, north aisle and window Spandrels between north aisle and window, seen in natural light.

          • Spandrels, north aisle and window

        • Spandrels between windows

          • Spandrels between windows Taken from east wall, triforium, in natural light.

          • Spandrels between windows View taken with flash.

          • Spandrels, detail

        • Spandrel, northwest corner

          • Spandrel, detail

      • Triforium, west wall Seen from inside the choir. Note the shift in arch forms at the triforium level. Triforium arcade at left is over the north choir aisle and has a sloping roof behind; arches at right have a flat wall behind.

        • Triforium, west wall Taken from within the choir. The head of a bishop located at the shift in arch types looks down to the high altar in the presbytery.

          • Bishop's head, detail

          • Bishop's head, detail

        • Triforium arcade, north aisle Arcade located over the north aisle, bay 9, as seen from the east wall triforium.

          • Triforium arcade, north aisle View taken with flash to enhance polychromy.

          • Triforium arcade, detail Background of central quatrefoil is blackened to suggest perforation. Shown in natural light.

          • Triforium arcade, detail Quatrefoil with center blackened to suggest depth. This view is the same as above, but doctored in Photoshop so that the painted decoration is continous around the lobes of the quatrefoil.

          • Triforium arcade, detail Quatrefoil taken with flash.

        • Triforium, north bays The triforium narrows to a passage against the west wall in these two bays.

          • Triforium, middle bay Shown in natural light.

          • Triforium, middle bay View taken with flash.

        • Triforium passage Narrow passage along the west wall, with winding stairs in the corner for access to different levels.

          • Triforium passage View along the triforium passage. Note the foliate capital in purbeck marble facing the wall-- perhaps originally intended for another position?

          • Triforium passage, detail

      • Clearstory Northernmost and central bays at clearstory level of the west wall. The vault ribs spring from the base of the clearstory.

        • Clearstory, detail Showing polychromy on the vault ribs between the windows.

    • • Vaults, northeast transept View taken from north wall, looking to the south into the southeast transept.

        • Vaults, northeast transept Same view as above, taken with flash to enhance medieval polychromy.

        • Vaults, north and center Taken from north wall, with flash.

      • Vaults, northeast transept From left to right are the north wall of the northeast transept; two vaults over the two bays of the northeast transept proper; the vault over the north aisle at the entrance to the northeast transept; crossing vault and strainer arches in bay 8.

        • Northeast transept vaults

        • Northeast transept vaults

          • Vault, north aisle, bay 8 Vault at entrance to the north transept in the north aisle; crossing at bay 8 is adjacent to right.

            • Vault, north aisle, bay 8 Crossing is at right

          • Central vault, northeast transept East wall is at bottom of image.

          • North vault, northeast transept East wall is at bottom and north wall is at left of image.

            • Boss, north vault

    • • Foliated boss

      • West wall, window opening Detail of arched surround for main level window, west wall. View taken from triforium of north wall.

      • Trefoil arch, triforium View of underside of trefoil arch in west triforium above north aisle, bay 8. Polychromy on underside would have been visible from ground level.

      • Underside of arch, triforium Traces of red and green polychromy visible.

      • Triforium arches, north wall Underside of mouldings on west half of triforium arch, once painted. Clerestory of west wall is visible beyond.

      • Triforium arches, north wall Underside of pointed arch at triforium level.

      • Triforium arches, north wall Underside of mouldings on east half of triforium arch. Clerestory of east wall is visible beyond.

  • Southeast Transept

    • General view, southeast transept Taken from the triforium of the north wall, northeast transept. View looks south across the choir and into the southeast transept. The strainer arches help strengthen the eastern crossing.

      • South wall, southeast transept As seen from northeast transept across the choir.

      • Choir and southeast transept View taken from the northeast transept triforium, looking down into the choir. The southeast transept extends beyond.

      • Choir, south aisle, southeast transept Looking down on top of the south aisle and southeast transept from the triforium of the north aisle.

      • Crossing and southeast transept View of crossing vault and vaults of the southeast transept, as seen from the ground, just inside the northeast transept.

    • East wall, southeast transept Arcade, triforium and clearstory levels. At left is the northernmost bay over the south aisle. To the right are the two bays of the southeast transept proper, with the two eastern chapels behind the arcade.

      • Arcade spandrels, east wall

        • Spandrels, north bay Spandrels over the south aisle arcade, seen from west triforium. Join at left is with strainer arch and pier of the eastern crossing.

        • Spandrels between aisle and chapel Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene is to the right. Faint traces of patterning are visible on the spandrel.

          • Detail, spandrel Spandrel between aisle and Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene.

        • Southeast spandrels Spandrels over entrance to St. Nicholas's Chapel. Note carved purbeck marble head in corner of triforium, and uneven join of arcades at corner.

        • Spandrel between chapels Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene at left; St. Nicholas's Chapel to the right. Patterning from medieval polychromy faintly visible.

          • Spandrel between chapels

        • Spandrels, St. Nicholas's Chapel

          • Detail, spandrels Southeast spandrel, from south wall triforium.

      • Triforium, east wall Seen from north aisle triforium overlooking crossing into the southeast transept.

        • Triforium, east wall Viewed from triforium in west wall.

        • Triforium, south aisle Join with crossing pier and strainer arches is at left. Roofing timbers and walkway are visible behind triforium arcade.

        • Triforium, central bay

        • Triforium, south bay

          • Triforium, south bay Trefoil arches and quatrefoils in triforium arcade, seen from triforium in south wall.

      • Eastern chapels, southeast transept View taken from the triforium of the southeast transept's west wall. At left (north) is the chapel dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene; at right (south) is the chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas.

        • Vaults, eastern chapels Vaults seen from south aisle, with St. Mary Magdalene's chapel in foreground and that of St. Nicholas beyond.

          • Vault, St. Mary Magdalene's Chapel Seen from within southeast transept, looking towards east.

          • Vault, St. Nicholas's Chapel Seen from within southeast transept, looking towards east.

            • Detail, vault Boss, vault over St. Nicholas's Chapel.

            • Vault and window juncture Juncture of vaulting and east wall of St. Nicholas's Chapel, above the window.

            • Window and vaulting

        • Glass, St. Nicholas's Chapel Lancets of the chapel's east window contain some medieval grisaille glass moved from the chapter house.

          • Detail, chapel glass Lower sections of the east lancets in St. Nicholas's Chapel.

          • Detail, chapel glass Lower portion, central lancet of east window, St. Nicholas's chapel.

    • South wall, southeast transept Main level, triforium, clerestory. Triforium and clerestory windows were under restoration at time of photo.

      • Arcade, main level Lower level arcade seen from east wall triforium.

        • Window arches, main level Traces of polychromy remain in the framing arches of the arcade windows.

      • Lancets, main level 13th-century grisaille glass, stored above Trinity Chapel until 1896.

        • East lancet, main level

          • East lancet, upper section

        • Central lancet, main level

          • Central lancet, upper section

          • Detail, central lancet

        • West lancet, main level

          • West lancet, upper section

      • Triforium Southeast corner of south wall triforium. Note narrow passageway between glass and the interior arcade.

        • Arches, triforium Showing traces of polychromy in triforium arches.

      • Windows, triforium and clerestory Windows after restoration.

        • Windows, triforium and clerestory Taken during renovations.

        • East and central windows, triforium

          • East lancet, east window Upper section.

          • East lancet, east window Middle section.

          • West lancet, east window Upper section.

          • West lancet, east window Middle section.

          • East lancet, central window Upper section.

          • East lancet, central window Middle section.

          • West lancet, central window Upper section.

          • West lancet, central window Middle section.

        • Clearstory windows

    • West wall, southeast transept Sample Div descriptionThe left and central bays are located in the transept proper. The bay at right encompasses the south aisle, which extends towards the west in this view. Note the changes in arcade details at the triforium and the lower level marking these structural differences.

      • West wall, southeast transept View looking down into southeast transept from triforium of the east wall.

        • Door, southwest corner Leading to the spiral stairway at the southwest corner of the southeast transept.

      • Lower level, west wall

        • Window arches, southwest corner Showing remains of medieval polychromy in the framing arches of the arcade windows.

        • Spandrel, southwest corner Traces of medieval patterning visible.

          • Spandrel, southwest corner

          • Detail, southwest spandrel

        • Spandrel between windows

          • Spandrel between windows

          • Spandrel between windows Traces of medieval polychromy visible.

          • Spandrel between windows

          • Detail, spandrel

          • Detail, spandrel

        • Spandrel, between windows and south aisle

      • Triforium, west wall Two bays at left overlook the southeast transept; bay at right is over the south aisle.

        • Triforium, west wall As the triforium transitions from the south aisle into the transept, it narrows to a small passage along the west wall.

        • Triforium passage View along passage in west wall at triforium level, looking towards top of stair in southwest corner.

        • Head of bishop, triforium Carved corbel head of a bishop at triforium level looks towards the presbytery. View here is taken from within the presbytery.

          • Head of bishop Seen from triforium of south wall, looking northeast. Head is located between the triforium arcade over the aisle (at right of head) and the triforium passage of the west wall (at left).

          • Head of bishop

          • Head of bishop

        • Triforium, south and central bays

          • Triforium, south and central bays

          • South bay, triforium

            • Triforium arches Foliate boss and polychromed moulding around arches.

          • Purbeck carved head Located at base of purbeck marble columns of triforium, between central and south bays.

            • Detail, purbeck head

      • Clerestory, west wall South bay, detail of moulding and arches over triple lancet windows.

    • Vaults, southeast transept View taken from south wall, looking north down the length of the southeast transept, across the crossing, and towards the north wall of the northeast transept.

      • Vaults, southeast transept From left to right: vault over crossing and strainer arch; vault over south aisle; two vaults over southeast transept; south wall.

        • Vaults, southeast transept

          • Vaults, central and south bays

          • Vault, south bay South wall is at right.

            • Detail, south vault Central boss and convergence of four ribs of south vault, showing medieval polychromy. Vault webbing shows remains of medieval painted medallions.

            • Detail, south vault South vault (south and east webs) and clearstory window of south wall.

            • Detail, south vault South vault (south and west webs) and clearstory windows of south wall.

    • • Moulding, window arch Moulding of arches over lancet at the main level, west wall. Note polychromy.

      • Carved head, staircase Carved head at top of the spiral stair in the southwest corner of the transept.

      • Underside of trefoil, triforium Located in the east wall.

      • Purbeck shafts and bases Located at triforium level.

      • Purbeck shafts and bases Located at triforium level.

      • Interior of triforium Back of triforium arcade on west wall, seen from within the triforium passage. Note grafitti on the stone.

      • Underside, triforium arch Polychromy on underside of triforium arch, west wall.

      • Arches, triforium Arches over windows in triforium of south wall.

      • Arches, triforium Polychromy on underside of triforium arch, south wall.

      • Arches, triforium Polychromy on underside of triforium arch in the south wall, and its attachment to the exterior wall (at left).

      • Quatrefoil, triforium Underside of quatrefoil window above south wall lancets, showing polychromy. View taken from the narrow triforium passage.

      • Clerestory passage Passage at clerestory level, east wall looking north.

    • • Vestry, general view The vestry is a small 2-story building located at the southeast corner of the southeast transept. The upper floor, seen here, now serves at the muniment room.

      • Muniment room, general view The second floor of the vestry.

      • Door, muniment room 13th century wooden door.

      • Ceiling, muniment room. Roof beams, not medieval.

      • Medieval painting A medieval stenciled frieze along the top of the muniment room wall.

      • Medieval tiles 13th century tiles located in the muniment room.

        • Tiles with birds

          • Detail, bird tiles

          • Detail, bird tiles

        • Birds and fleurs-de-lys tiles

        • Tiles with lions and circles

          • Detail, lions and circles Located in staircase window niche.

          • Detail, lion tile

        • Foliate motif with confronted birds

          • Detail, foliate motif

          • Detail, confronted birds