. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . ected by Walter Blackett on the south side of thechoir in 173G to serve for vestry purposes, and to accommodate a library leftby Dr. Thomlinson. About 1832 large porches were built north and south ofthe steeple in connection with important structural alterations required for itssupport. In 1635 some new pews or seats were built in the chtirch. These werewhat remained till 1785, and they were picturesque and handsomely carvedspecimens of the woodwork of the time. In 1785 they were swept away, and 240 CA
. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . ected by Walter Blackett on the south side of thechoir in 173G to serve for vestry purposes, and to accommodate a library leftby Dr. Thomlinson. About 1832 large porches were built north and south ofthe steeple in connection with important structural alterations required for itssupport. In 1635 some new pews or seats were built in the chtirch. These werewhat remained till 1785, and they were picturesque and handsomely carvedspecimens of the woodwork of the time. In 1785 they were swept away, and 240 CATHEDRAL CHURCHES. [Newcastle. with them all the old nionuments and brasses in the choir. Tlie nave was loftvacant, and high oak pews were put into the choir, which was enclosed andmade the only part of the church availaljle for tlie congregation, and thus itremained till 1878, when the fabric was thoroughly repaired under the directionof Sir Gilbert Scott, and the nave and transepts were filled with oak the old time there were nine chantries in different parts of the church, and. NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL, FROM THE SOUTH-EiST. these, with their altars and pictures, must have given the structure a look ofcompleteness which it lacked in later times. As to size, the fabric is the fourth largest parish church in England, thelarger ones being St. Michaels, Coventry; St. Nicholas, Yarmouth; and , Boston. Its length is 2^5 feet. Soon after it was decreed that St. Nicholas should be the cathedral ofthe diocese of Newcastle, steps were taken to adapt it to its new status. Firstof all a dignified structure of alabaster filled with sculptured figures was erectedat the expense of a citizen of Newcastle, forming a reredos with side-screens Newcastle.] THE SPIRE. 241 and sedilia to enclose the eastern end of the choir. A bay was left east of thereredos, and this has been made into a morning chapel, and handsomely fitted witha painted triptych above the altar. Since then, again
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