Bells Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham

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Title: Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See
Author: J. E. Bygate
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[Illustration: Durham Cathedral, from the South-West.]

THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF DURHAM
A DESCRIPTION OF ITS FABRIC AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL SEE
BY J.E. BYGATE, A.R.C.A.
[Illustration: Arms of the See.]
WITH FORTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON GEORGE BELL & SONS 1905
First Published ... March 1899 Second Edition, Revised ... September 1900 Reprinted ... 1905
The Riverside Press Limited, Edinburgh
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GENERAL PREFACE
This series of monographs has been planned to supply visitors to the great English Cathedrals with accurate and well illustrated guide-books at a popular price. The aim of each writer has been to produce a work compiled with sufficient knowledge and scholarship to be of value to the student of Arch?ology and History, and yet not too technical in language for the use of an ordinary visitor or tourist.
To specify all the authorities which have been made use of in each case would be difficult and tedious in this place. But amongst the general sources of information which have been almost invariably found useful are:--(1) the great county histories, the value of which, especially in questions of genealogy and local records, is generally recognised; (2) the numerous papers by experts which appear from time to time in the Transactions of the Antiquarian and Arch?ological Societies; (3) the important documents made accessible in the series issued by the Master of the Rolls; (4) the well-known works of Britton and Willis on the English Cathedrals; and (5) the very excellent series of Handbooks to the Cathedrals originated by the late Mr John Murray; to which the reader may in most cases be referred for fuller detail, especially in reference to the histories of the respective sees.
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AUTHOR'S PREFACE
As much as possible of this brief description of Durham is from the personal acquaintance of the writer with the building. Yet many authorities have, of necessity, been consulted in its preparation, notably a pamphlet by the Rev. Canon W. Greenwell, and the "County of Durham," by J.R. Boyle, F.S.A. Thanks are also due to the authorities of the Cathedral for having freely given permission to make drawings and measurements, and to the late Mr Weatherall, chief verger, for his kindly assistance and information.
The illustrations are chiefly from sketches and drawings by the writer, and from photographs reproduced by the kindness of the Photochrom Company, Ltd., and Messrs S.B. Bolas & Co.
J.E.B.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
--The Building of the Church 3
CHAPTER II.
--Description of the Exterior 21 The Towers 21 The East Front 22 The West Front 25 The North Door 25 The South Door 26 The West Door 28 The Cloister 29 The Chapter-House 32 The Dun Cow 35
CHAPTER III.
--Description of the Interior 39 The Nave 39 The Choir 40 The Neville Screen 43 The Transepts 50 The Tower 53 The East End 54 The Chapel of the Nine Altars 61 The Tomb of S. Cuthbert 69 The Galilee or Lady Chapel 72 Monuments in the Nave and Transepts 79 The Font 81
CHAPTER IV.
--History of the See 82
CHAPTER V.
--The Castle and University 102
CHAPTER VI.
--The City 111

ILLUSTRATIONS
Durham Cathedral, from the South-West Frontispiece Arms of the See Title Page The Exterior, from the College 2 The Dun Cow 9 The West End (from an Old Print) 17 The Exterior, from Palace Green 20 The Central Tower 23 Detail of Ironwork 26 The Sanctuary Knocker 26 Ironwork on Doors of Cloisters 27 Ornament on South Doorway 28 The Cloister 29 S. Cuthbert's Chest. 32 The Chapter-House 33 The Exterior, from the South-East 35 The Nave, looking West 38 One Bay of the Nave (Measured Drawing) 41 Triforium and Clerestory 45 The Choir, looking West 47 The Transepts, looking North 51 Corbels in Choir 54, 58 The Choir, looking East 55 Triforium of Nave and Choir 59 Plan of Norman East End 61 Sections of Hood and Arch Mouldings 61 Capitals in the Nine Altars Chapel 62 The Nine Altars Chapel 63 Capital in Galilee Chapel 66 The Galilee Chapel 67, 72 Paintings in the Galilee Chapel 73 Detail of the Galilee Chapel 75 The Font and Cover 80 The Crypt 85 Stone Coffin Lid