. The cathedral church of Saint David's; a short history and description of the fabric and episcopal buildings. 8 ST. DAVIDS CATHEDRAL wards Dean, was tlie inaugurator). Dean Allen contributedin a most generous way towards tlie restoration, as, i)tter alia,the expenses of the renovation of the North Transept, Chapel, Library, and Treasury, and the roofs ofBishop \aughans Chapel and the ante-chapels he defrayedentirely. The Rev. J. M. Treherne and liis wife each gave^2,000 by legacy, and the latter gave an annual subscription of-/r2oo during her life. It is most welcome news that the
. The cathedral church of Saint David's; a short history and description of the fabric and episcopal buildings. 8 ST. DAVIDS CATHEDRAL wards Dean, was tlie inaugurator). Dean Allen contributedin a most generous way towards tlie restoration, as, i)tter alia,the expenses of the renovation of the North Transept, Chapel, Library, and Treasury, and the roofs ofBishop \aughans Chapel and the ante-chapels he defrayedentirely. The Rev. J. M. Treherne and liis wife each gave^2,000 by legacy, and the latter gave an annual subscription of-/r2oo during her life. It is most welcome news that the present Dean and Chapterhave already started a fund for the final section of the restora-tion, viz., that of the ruinous eastern chapels, wherein is work being surely destroyed. And it is hardly too muchto expect that the Welsh will not fail to respond to this dualopportunity for at once reverencing their Patron Saint andremoving what is to-day indeed a national SOUTH VIEW AKdll 17OO, VKOM OLD IKINT. CHA1II:R II III I, The Cathedral Precincts. The wall of the Close,which extends to ahnost a mile, dates from 1330, hut of thefour Gatkwans only one remains. Ihis, to the south-east ofthe cathedral, is the main entrance to the (lose from thesecular part of the city. It is al)Oul 60 feet high, and the gate-way is flanked 011 lln- nortli 1)\- an earl\ Decorated (orIransilional) octagonal tower—once the janilors lodge andon the south by a semicircular tower of an earlier latter was prohahl) a detached hell-lowtr and coiilaincda prison. It also formed a Record Office and Consistory ( Precentors abuts on the southern enclosure : the(Chanters orchard is to the south-west ; the Archdeacon hashis residence to the west, and north of this is anothtr for theArchdeacon of Brecon ; beyond this again are the (hancellors,the i\rchdeacon of Cardigans, and the Treasurers the bridge is a prebendal house
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