. Winchester Cathedral : a short history for visitors. pletion of westend of Presbytery. Rebuilding ofwest end of Nave and refacing ofwest parts of north and south aisles Bishops William of Wykeham (1367- 1394-145© 1404), Henry Beaufort (1404-1447), and WiUiam of Waynflete (1447- 1486). Transformation of Nave and Aisles and construction of vaults. Chapel of William of Wykeham MONKS CEMETERY Priors Thomas Huntpn (1470- 1450-150»1408) and Thomas Silkstedc(1498-1524). Chapels of Beau-fort and Waynflete. Windowsand vault and screen ofLady Chapel. Great Screen orReredos. Pulpit Bishops Thomas Langt
. Winchester Cathedral : a short history for visitors. pletion of westend of Presbytery. Rebuilding ofwest end of Nave and refacing ofwest parts of north and south aisles Bishops William of Wykeham (1367- 1394-145© 1404), Henry Beaufort (1404-1447), and WiUiam of Waynflete (1447- 1486). Transformation of Nave and Aisles and construction of vaults. Chapel of William of Wykeham MONKS CEMETERY Priors Thomas Huntpn (1470- 1450-150»1408) and Thomas Silkstedc(1498-1524). Chapels of Beau-fort and Waynflete. Windowsand vault and screen ofLady Chapel. Great Screen orReredos. Pulpit Bishops Thomas Langton 1500-152$:(1493-1500) and Richard Fox(1500 -1528). South-eastchapels. Outer walls of Presby-tery. Vaults of Presbyteryand aisles. Presbytery chapel Mixed Gothic Bishop Stephen Gardiner i540-i64<xand Renaissance 153i-i55s) and others Chapel of Gardmer. Vault of tower ^ Late Gothic Gothic withsome Renais-sance ornament CD Doubtful ageWork destroyed Modern South buttresses of Nave, &c. 1907-1912^ Norman Extent of original church. SOUTH PRESBYTERY AISLE AND RETRO-CHOIR CHAPEL remarkable for its lightness and elegance. Walkelins workhad relied on inert weight ; Lucys is a system of balancedforces : the Romanesque and Gothic systems of constructionare here brought into sharp contrast. As time went on great men chose this spot as their resting-place, and in particular four noteworthy chantry chapelscommemorate four noteworthy bishops : Cardinal HenryBeaufort (1404 - 1447) the great statesman of the troubledtimes of Henry VI, and William of Waynflete (1447 - i486)the founder of Magdalen College, Oxford, on either side ofSaint Swithun ; and near by, Richard Fox (1501 - 1528)founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and StephenGardiner (1531 - 1555) who married Queen Mary I to Philip IIof Spain in the cathedral. Lucys grave is marked by a verysimple slab in the middle of his own romantic building beforethe entrance to the Lady Chapel. The eastern chapels were altere
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