The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . TIIK SOUTH DOORWAY IN TilE WEST WALK OF THE CLOISTER. moulded orders of the enclosing arch of the west porch areeven later still in character. The east side of this south porch forms the west wall of the THE ]<:xr]-:Ri()K. 6i pt-L-seiit choir singing school—the old sacristy. But this roomprojects farther southward than the porch. The limit of itsprojection is indicated by a portion of a buttress in the this buttress and the porch are two small windows —.
The cathedral church of Chichester; a short history & description of its fabric with an account of the diocese and see . TIIK SOUTH DOORWAY IN TilE WEST WALK OF THE CLOISTER. moulded orders of the enclosing arch of the west porch areeven later still in character. The east side of this south porch forms the west wall of the THE ]<:xr]-:Ri()K. 6i pt-L-seiit choir singing school—the old sacristy. But this roomprojects farther southward than the porch. The limit of itsprojection is indicated by a portion of a buttress in the this buttress and the porch are two small windows —. S. B. Bulas (S Co., photo. THE WEST OF THE CLOISTER FROM THE SOUTH-EAST. one of them is now blocked up. The upper one is the same indesign as those others on the south side of the same we shall consider presently. Above the central pierat the entrance to this porch is a miserable figure in stone,intended to represent a saint. 62 CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. The Cloister, which was added in the fifteenth century,is of a pecuHarly irregular shape, and encloses the southtransept within the paradise. It has been much restoredat different times. The present roof is of tiles, and is carriedon common rafters. Each has a cross-tie, and the struts areshaped so as to give a pointed, arched form to each one. Theold fifteenth-century wooden cornice still remains in somesections. The walling was once all plastered. The tracery isdivided into four compartments by mullions, and each headis filled with cusped work. Round the cloister are placed the old houses of theTreasurer, the Royal
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