Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . The changes by which it became what we see it took place gradually inthe 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. (In the 12th the monastery buildingshad to be remodelled after the Great Fire of 1178, from which the churchescaped with some scorching, but needed no important rebuilding.) In1237 the Chapel of St. Nicholas was built by Abbot Sipton; perhapsconsecrated two years later (1239). In 1246 the Chapel of S. Eustatiuswas built by Prior Henry de Banbury ; possibly as the nave of a parochiallady chapel. It seems soon to have be
Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . The changes by which it became what we see it took place gradually inthe 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. (In the 12th the monastery buildingshad to be remodelled after the Great Fire of 1178, from which the churchescaped with some scorching, but needed no important rebuilding.) In1237 the Chapel of St. Nicholas was built by Abbot Sipton; perhapsconsecrated two years later (1239). In 1246 the Chapel of S. Eustatiuswas built by Prior Henry de Banbury ; possibly as the nave of a parochiallady chapel. It seems soon to have become dilapidated, and was removedin the following century. 4o Transactions for the The greatest changes were in the 14thcentury. The church was groined with themagnificent vault which now covers it ; thechoir was practically rebuilt on the originalpillars, with its polygonal apse and piercedparapet, and the crown of chapels round itwas completed. The Decorated windows werefilled somewhat later with their present glass. That there was a lady chapel at the is certain: at first probably a pentagonal13th century chapel like the others. This wasremoved to make way for a greater building,said to have been 100 feet long, as to whichvery little can at present be ascertained. The only later additions were some of thegorgeous tombs and chantry chapels ; the greatrood-loft, all trace of which has disappeared;the sedilia, and no doubt altars with theirfittings; also the stalls, which still remain. A longer description would be out of placehere, but it may be worth while to summarize in the fewest words the points of the building Front. — Very noblearch, 65
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