LIST OF CONTENTS
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List of Works consulted xi
I. The Site and General History of the Fabric2
Previous Churches—Bishop de Leiâ—Fall of the Tower 4
Bishop Gower—The Perpendicular Period5
The Civil War—West Front rebuilt—Scott’s Restoration6
II. The Exterior9
The Cathedral Precincts9
The Church11
The Tower12
The South Side14
The South Porch14
The South Transept16
The East End16
The Ruined Chapels19
The North Side19
The Library or Chapter House19
The North Transept20
The North Doorway20
The West Front21
III. The Interior—The Nave23
The Font28
The Rood Screen30
The Organ32
The Choir and Transepts36
The Parclose Screen44
The Stalls44
The Chapel of St. Thomas46
The Chapter House or Library47
The Throne48
The Sedilia48
The Shrine of St. David50
The Shrine of St. Caradoc54
The Aisles of the Presbytery55
The Chapels East of the Presbytery57
Bishop Vaughan’s or Trinity Chapel60
The South Chapel Aisle65
The Ante Chapel65
The Lady Chapel66
The North Chapel Aisle68
Monuments in the Church (otherwise than in the Eastern Chapels)71
Bishop Gower’s Tomb71
IV. The Precincts83
The Cloisters and St. Mary’s College83
The Bishop’s Palace85
The Parapet88
The East Chapel89
The Bishop’s Hall and Study89
The Great Hall89
The West Chapel92
Appendix I.—Bishops of St. David’s93
Precentors and Deans94
Organists95
Appendix II.—Extracts from Sir G. G. Scott’s Report, 186997