. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . this purpose;and accordingly a vestry was made for them inone part of St. Anselms chapel, and the otherfitted up for the minor canons; as already shownin Chap. XXXVI. The cupboards in the nichesare now walled up. Proceeding westward, we see two windowswhere the coloured glass has been indifferentlywell preserved; and thus far we trace the rangeof little pillars and arches; but lose it behind thestairs of the organ loft; under which are more ofthe cupboards formerly used
. A walk in and about the city of Canterbury, with many observations not to be found in any description hitherto published . this purpose;and accordingly a vestry was made for them inone part of St. Anselms chapel, and the otherfitted up for the minor canons; as already shownin Chap. XXXVI. The cupboards in the nichesare now walled up. Proceeding westward, we see two windowswhere the coloured glass has been indifferentlywell preserved; and thus far we trace the rangeof little pillars and arches; but lose it behind thestairs of the organ loft; under which are more ofthe cupboards formerly used by the choirmen;and just beyond these is a stone step to the doorin the wall, mentioned in Chap. XXXII. Through this aisle the dean and prebendariesusually go from their vestry to their stalls in thechoir, entering at the west door in the stone workscreen, described in Chap. XXXIV. over whichwas the clock till the year 1762, when a new onewas made and placed in the Oxford steeple, withthe dial of it on the south side; a much more con-spicuous place than that of the old one, whichcould not be seen but within the ~W J. Cuclir THOMAS or caxtfju^fky: yuoM Tm; , of in Till-; r,i;rnsii .miskvai. mo CHAP. XLIV. Of I he Choir. This is thought to be the most spacious of anyill tlie kingdom; being about one hundred andeighty feet in length ^ from the west door to thealtar; and thirty-eight in breadth between the twoside doors of it. The stalls for the dean andprebendaries are six on each side of the entrance ;they are of wainscot, divided by neat pillars andpilasters fluted, with capitals of the Corinthianorder, supporting arched canopies, and a front ele-gantly carved with crow^ns, sceptres, mitres, andrich foliage, with suitable frieze and cornice; thearms of the kingdom, the archbishopric, and thedean and chapter ( the prior), show thisto be part of what was performed after the restora-tion, at a vast expence
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