. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . of the side aisles of the nave. It is eighty feet inlength by fifty in breadth, and is divided into five aisles by four rows of clustered columnswith semicircular arches. The singular combination of the Norman and pointed styles ofarchitecture displayed in the building, arose from the repairs, directed by Bishop, subse-quently Cardinal, Langley, about the year 1406. The north aisle, which is now walled up,was used as a Register Of
. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . of the side aisles of the nave. It is eighty feet inlength by fifty in breadth, and is divided into five aisles by four rows of clustered columnswith semicircular arches. The singular combination of the Norman and pointed styles ofarchitecture displayed in the building, arose from the repairs, directed by Bishop, subse-quently Cardinal, Langley, about the year 1406. The north aisle, which is now walled up,was used as a Register Office, and appropriated to the reception of wills and deeds until1822, when a more suitable building for the purpose was erected on the west side of thePalace Green. Here were formerly three altars, now entirely removed : the centre onewas dedicated to the Holy Virgin. Close beside it is the tomb of Cardinal Langley ; andin the adjoining aisle is a large marble stone, covering the remains of the venerable Bede,the most learned man of his time. The southern side of the chapel is now divided bystalls and benches, and used as the consistory court of the
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