. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . )el, now called the Latin and formerly the Divinity Chapel, wasadded to the north of the northern choir aisle, by appending two bays eastward tothe north-east chapel of the thirteenth century just mentioned. Windows werealtered from Norman to Decorated, particularly the three windows at the east end,now restored to their original style. Between the two chapels are three interesting. THE CHOIR. Oxford.] LATER ADBTTIONS. 121 monuments, the western most probably tliat of Sir George Nowers, one of thecompa
. Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial . )el, now called the Latin and formerly the Divinity Chapel, wasadded to the north of the northern choir aisle, by appending two bays eastward tothe north-east chapel of the thirteenth century just mentioned. Windows werealtered from Norman to Decorated, particularly the three windows at the east end,now restored to their original style. Between the two chapels are three interesting. THE CHOIR. Oxford.] LATER ADBTTIONS. 121 monuments, the western most probably tliat of Sir George Nowers, one of thecompanions of the Black Prince. The next is a priors, Robert de Ewelmcs,or his successors, Alexander de Sutton. Between them they completed thetranslation of St. Frideswide. Further eastward is the tomb of Lady Elizabethde Montacute, who in 1340 gave the present Christ Church meadow to theconvent, in order to maintain a chantry in the Lady Chapel. There were great alterations late in the fifteenth century. The Perpen-dicular style was then extending its rigidrule over England, and various parts ofthe church were conformed to it. Thechoir clerestory was remodelled, and therich vaulting added; most of the win-dows of the aisles were altered, and thepresent cloisters were built. The greatwindow of the north transept is of theearly sixteenth century, with the woodenroof of the transept and tower; that ofthe nave is later. But in 1524 cameWolseys great scheme for CardinalColl
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