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

• 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