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are e x q u is it e s c re e n s of 'w ro u g h t iro n , re p ro d u c e d in
p a rt fro m th e to m b of Q u e e n E le a n o r in W e s t m in s t e r
A b b e y a n d fro m o th e r a n c ie n t w o rk a t M erto n C o lle g e :
b eh in d th e s t a lls th e s e a re h e ig h te n e d , a n d a t th e
d e a n ’ s a n d ca n o n s’ s e a ts r is e in to c a n o p ie s : a ll th e
s t a lls a n d se a ts in th e c h o ir a n d n av e are n o w o f Ita lia n
w a ln u t, fin e ly w r o u g h t : t h e e a g le le c t e r n , p re s e n te d
b y th e la t e R e v . T h o m a s V e r e B a y n e M .A . ce n so r of
C h r is t C h u r c h , 18 63-77, an d th e la t e R e v . H e n r y L e w is
T h o m p so n M .A . s t u d e n t a n d ce n so r (d . 1905), is of
p a le b ra s s, p a rc e l s ilv e r e d , w it h a b a se of d e lic a te
fila g re e - w o rk a n d lio n s s u p p o r tin g sh ie ld s, b e a r in g the
a rm s of C h r i s t C h u r c h an d th e U n iv e r s it y : th e s te m ,
en ric h e d w ith a m e th y s ts an d o th e r p re c io u s sto n es, has
a ro u n d it fig u re s of S t . F r id e s w id e , C a r d in a l W o lse y .
a n d B ish o p K i n g : th e 17 th c e n tu r y B ib le , b o u n d in
v e lv e t a n d stu d d e d w ith a m e th y s ts , w as th e g if t of
th re e o f th e d a u g h te rs o f th e la t e D ean L i d d e l l ; th e p u lp it,
p la c e d b y th e f o u r th p illa r on th e s o u th sid e , is o f oak,
an d is co v e re d w it h g r o te s q u e c a r v i n g s ; it is p ro b a b ly of
th e s a m e d a te a s t h e sc re e n , b u t is fa r m o r e in t e r e s tin g
a n d r e m a r k a b le : t h e c o m m u n io n t a b le is o f c e d a r, w ith
b e a u t if u lly c a r v e d c a p s a n d bo sses : th e B ib le and
P r a y e r B o o k p la c e d u p o n it w e re g iv e n to th e c h u rc h
b y C a n o n R o b e r t K in g , a n d w e re u s e d w h e n C h a rle s I.
a tte n d e d th e c a th e d r a l d u r in g th e C i v il W a r : th e e m ­
b o ssed s ilv e r - g ilt c a n d le s tic k s on th e r e - ta b le , la r g e alm s
d is h a n d a c o m p le te se t of c o m m u n io n p la t e , r ic h ly
c h a se d , w a s p r o v id e d a f te r th e R e s to ra tio n in p la c e of
th e a n c ie n t p la t e , w h ic h h a d b e e n g iv e n u p d u r in g th e
C iv il W a r to s u p p ly th e n e c e ss itie s of th e R o y a lis t
c a u s e ; i t b e a rs th e h a ll- m a r k of 1 6 6 1 - 2 : th e b is h o p ’ s
th ro n e , on t h e s o u th s id e , w a s e r e c te d as a m e m o ria l
to th e la t e B ish o p W ilb e r fo r c e , a n d is of th e finest
w a ln u t w o o d ; a t t h e b a c k is a m e d a llio n p o rtra it- of th e
b is h o p in h i g h r e lie f, a n d a lo ft y ca n o p y , w it h fig u re s
of th e E v a n g e lis t s a n d v a r io u s s a in ts, rise s a b o v e th e
s t a l l ; in t h e s o u th c h o ir aisle , a T r a n s itio n a l w o rk , and
p a r t o f t h e o r ig in a l N o rm a n c h u r c h , th e e a s t w in d o w
has b e e n fille d w it h s ta in e d g la ss in m e m o r y o f E d it h
M a ry , d a u g h t e r of th e la t e D ea n L id d e ll, d. 1876, and
o v e r t h e s o u th d o o r is a m e m o r ia l w in d o w to G e o rg e
G r e n v ille F o r te s c u e , of B o co n n o c, w h o d ie d a t A lg ie r s
2 N o v . 18 5 6 : n e a r th is is a m e m o ria l w in d o w to E d w a rd
D en iso n , o f C h r is t C h u r c h , 18 7 0 : t h e n o rth c h o ir aisle
is o f th e sa m e d a te a n d c h a r a c te r as th e aisle o p p o ­
s ite , t h e v a u lt in g b e in g p u r e N o r m a n ; a d jo in in g i t on
th e n o r th is th e L a d y c h a p e l, an E a r ly E n g lis h a d d itio n
m a d e t o w a r d s t h e m id d le of t h e 1 3 th c e n t u r y ; a ffix e d to
p illa r s a t i t s w e s t e r n en d a re m o n u m e n ts w it h e ffig ie s
to T h o m a s G o d w in , d e an (15 6 5 -7 ), d. 19 N o v . 1590, and
to R o b e r t B u r t o n B .D . a u th o r o f th e “ A n a to m y o f M e la n ­
c h o ly ” an d a s t u d e n t o f th e c o lle g e , d . 25 J an . 1639-40,
p la c e d b y h is b ro th e r, W illia m B u r to n B .C .L . t h e h is ­
to ria n of L e ic e s t e r s h ir e : a r r a n g e d u n d e r t h e a rc h e s on
th e n o r th s id e a re s e v e r a l to m b s of m u c h i n t e r e s t ; th e
firs t, w e s tw a rd , u n d o u b t e d ly c o n s ists o f tw o d is tin c t m e ­
m o ria ls ; t h e lo w e r p o rtio n is an a lt a r to m b p a n elle d
r o u n d t h e sid e s w it h q u a tr e fo ils in c lo s in g s h ie ld s o f a rm s ,
an d su p p o rts t h e r e c u m b e n t f ig u r e o f an a rm e d k n i g h t ;
th e seco n d m o n u m e n t, also an a lt a r t o m b , p la c e d u n d e r a
trip le ca n o p y o f E a r ly D e c o r a te d w o rk , b e a r s t h e effig y
of a p rio r, f u lly v e s te d ; f u r t h e r e a s tw a r d is t h e a lt a r
to m b , w it h e ffig y , o f E liz a b e t h d e M o n tfo r t, w ife of S ir
W illia m d e M o n ta c u te k t. se co n d B a ro n M o n ta c u te , sh e
d ie d in M a rc h , 1 3 5 4 ; t h e s id e s o f t h e to m b a re p a n e lle d
an d a d o rn ed w it h fig u r e s of tw o a b b e sse s of B a r k in g , h e r
d a u g h t e r s , S im o n d e M o n ta c u te , h e r son. B ish o p of E ly
I
" > a n d o th e rs , an d also w it h th e s h ie ld s o f M o n t­
fo rt, M o n ta c u te an d F u r n i v a ll : t h e e a s t w in d o w of th is
c h a p e l is a m e m o r ia l to F r e d e r ic k G ra n th a m V y n e r , of
C h r is t C h u rc h , m u r d e r e d b y G r e e k b rig a n d s a t D e liss i,
G re e c e , 21 A p r il, 1870, a n d n e a r t h is is S t . C e c ilia 's w in ­
d o w , p re s e n te d in 1875 b y t h e la t e D r. C . W . C o rfe ,
f o r m e r ly o r g a n is t o f th e c a th e d r a l an d c o ry p h a iu s o f th e
u n i v e r s i t y : t h e w a ll b e lo w t h is w in d o w w a s e x a m in e d in
1889 b y M r. J . P a r k H a r r is o n M .A ., F .S .A . a n d fou nd
t o co n ta in tw o E a r ly r e c e s s e d a rc h e s , w h ic h h a v e been
o p en e d a n d r e s t o r e d ; f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h e s sh o w e d t h a t
t h e r e h a d o n ce b e e n a la r g e r a r c h b e tw e e n t h e s e , now
c o v e re d b y an e x te r io r b u tt r e s s and a p ie r o n t h e in s id e ;
an d a s u b s e q u e n t e x c a v a tio n o f t h e g ro u n d o u ts id e r e ­
v e a le d p a r t of th e fo u n d a tio n s o f t h r e e a p ses.
T h e N o rth e rn o r L a t i n c h a p e l (so c a lle d fro m th e L a tin
s e rv ic e fo rm e rly rea d in it as d a ily co lle g e p r a y e r s ) , and
know n also as S t. C a th e rin e ’ s ch a p e l, is D ec o ra te d , and
is g e n e ra lly , b u t erro n e o u sly , sa id to h a v e been b u ilt b y
L a d y M o n ta c u te as h e r ow n c h a n t r y : t h r e e o f th e
w in d o w s in th is c h a p e l a re fille d w it h s ta in e d g la s s of
t h e 14 th c e n t u r y : th e e a s t w in d o w , in s e rte d a s a
m e m o r ia l to C a n o n B u ll, w h o d ie d in F e b . 1858, is of
n ew b u t s t r a n g e ly in c o n g ru o u s V e n e tia n t ra c e r y , filled

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w ith s ta in e d g la s s , e x h ib it in g , in a se ries of desion
b y th e la t e S ir E . B u rn e -J o n e s b a r t. (an d almost V
e a r lie s t w o rk ) , th e life a n d d e a th of S t. Frideswijfo!
1 th e s ta lls a n d d e sk s, c h ie fly o f W o lse y ’ s tim e anj
j u n u s u a lly fin e, w e re fo r m e r ly in t h e c h o i r : the r e ' r e d o '
1 of b la c k o ak , c a r v e d a n d g ilt , w as p re s e n te d in 1899 by Mrs
; R o m a n e s : a t th e s o u th -e a s t a n g le sta n d s th e watchin
g a lle r y o f th e sh rin e o f S t . F rid e s w id e , w h ic h here, as atS t. A lb a n s a n d e ls e w h e re , w as p la c e d n ea r th e shrine for
th e u se o f t h e m o n k s w h o g u a r d e d i t : t h is structure is of
L a te P e r p e n d ic u la r d a te , a n d co n s ists of th ree stagei f f f ,
lo w e rm o s t c o m p ris in g an a lt a r to m b of stone -with a
sto n e ca n o p y , fro m one sid e o f w h ic h a narrow flig]#
o f s ta irs g iv e s a c ce ss to th e se co n d sta g e , or watchinp
c h a m b e r p ro p e r, w h ic h is of o a k , a rcad ed all round
a n d h a s c r o c k e tte d ca n o p ie d a rc h e s an d a co rn ice: the
th ir d s ta g e is s im ila r , b u t it s a rc h e s an d canopies are
j m o re e n ric h e d ; in 1889-90 p o rtio n s of th e arches and
| b ase of th e m o n u m e n ta l sto n e w o rk w h ic h once inclosed
I th e s h rin e , a n d w h ic h h a d bee n p reserv ed in the
C a th e d r a l M u se u m , t o g e th e r w ith o th e r portions, then
r e c e n tly d isc o v e re d , w e re c a r e fu lly e x a m in e d by Mr. J
P a r k H a rris o n M .A ., F .S .A . o f C h r is t C h u rch , under
w ho se s u p e rin te n d e n c e an a t te m p t w as m ad e to recon­
s t r u c t th e fa b r ic , th e v a r io u s fra g m e n ts being inc o rp o ra te d w it h n ew sto n e w o rk ; a s now set up, the
s t r u c tu r e re p re se n ts a s m a ll o b lo n g m o n u m e n t of three
o p en a rc h e s on e a ch s id e ra ise d on a h ig h base sur­
ro u n d e d w it h a b a n d of q u a tr e fo ile d p a n ellin g ; the
s p a n d rils of th e a rc h e s are e x q u is it e ly carved with
f o lia g e , a n d th e w o rk a p p e a rs to d a te fro m about 129013 2 0 ; th e s t r u c tu r e as r e b u ilt now stan d s under the
e a s te r n m o s t a rch o f th e s o u th a rc a d e dividing the
c h o ir fro m th e L a d y c h a p e l : on th e floor are the
m e m o ria l sto n es, w ith in la id an d illu m in a te d brasses,
o f C a n o n s B u ll, O g ilv ie , S h ir le y a n d o th e rs: in the
n ave is a m o n u m e n t, w it h b u s t a n d em b lem s of death,
to H e n ry A ld r ic h D .D . s c h o la r, m u s ic ia n and architect,
d e an o f C h r is t C h u r c h fro m 1689, w h o died 14 Dee
1 7 1 0 : h e re a lso w a s b u rie d G e o rg e B e rk e le y , Bishop ol
C lo y n e (17 3 4 -5 2 ), d . 14 J a n . 1753, o v e r w hose grave is
an e p ita p h b y P o p e , an d a ffix e d to a p illa r on the south
sid e is a m u r a l m o n u m e n t to h is m e m o r y , w ith an epitaph
b y W illia m M a rk h a m , a fte r w a r d s A rch b ish o p of York
(17 7 6 -1 8 0 7 ) ; and th e re is a sim ila r m em o rial to Thomas
T a n n e r D .D . B ish o p of S t. A sa p h , and au th or of the
“ N o tit ia M o n a s tic a ,” d . a t O x fo rd , 14 D ec. 1735: the
d is tin g u is h e d t h e o lo g ia n an d c o n tro v e rs ia lis t, Dr. E. B.
P u s e y , C a n o n o f C h r is t C h u r c h a n d r e g iu s professor 0!
H e b re w fro m 1828, w ho d ie d a t A s c o t p rio ry , 16 Sept.
1882 : t h e r e a r e o th e r m o n u m e n ts to W illia m Com e S.T.P.
12 y e a r s ce n so r, 1 8 18 ; P e t e r E lm s le y S .T .P . principal ol
S t . A lb a n H a ll an d C a m d e n p ro fe sso r of history, d. 8
M arch , 1825 ; C h a rle s L lo y d D .D . B ish o p of Oxford, 18279 ; J o h n T h o m a s J a m e s S .T .P . B ish o p of Calcutta, 18279, w ith p ro file h e a d b y W e s t m a c o t t ; P h in eas P ett S.T.P.
canon, p rin c ip a l o f S t . M a ry H a ll, 18 0 1-15 , and 12 years
a rc h d e a c o n of O x fo rd , d . 4 F eb . 18 30; and brasses to
J o h n F it z a le y n , 1452 ; E d w a rd C o u r te n a y , c. 1462; James
C o o rth o p p M .A . can o n of C h r is t C h u r c h and dean of
P e te r b o r o u g h , d. 19 J u l y , 15 5 7 ; H e n r y D ow , royal student
of C h r is t C h u rc h , d. 2 3 O c t. 1578 ; T h o m a s M orris M.A
1 5 8 4 ; S te p h e n L e n c e , o r L y n c h M .A . 1587, w ith effigy in
a c a d e m ic a ls ; J o h n , son of G e o r g e B ish o p , bookseller ol
L o n d o n , aet. 18, 1588 ; T h o m a s T h o rn to n M .A . d. 17 Aug.
1613 ; an d T h o m a s P a lm e r , 1558, w ith 10 children: w
the so u th w a ll is a m em o ria l w ith m ed allio n portrait to
th e R t . R e v . John F ie ld e r M a c k a m e ss, L o rd Bishop ol
O x fo rd , 1870-88. A s m a ll d o o r in th e so u th aisle of the
n a v e a d m its to th e c lo is te r s , b u ilt in 1499 by Boben
S h e rb o rn e , a fte rw a rd s B ish o p o f C h ich e ste r,
w h ic h o r ig in a lly fo rm e d a q u a d r a n g le ; th e east walk an
po rtio n s of t h e n o rth a n d s o u th w a lk s rem a in , and t e
v a u lt e d ro o fs h a v e b ee n p a r t ia lly re s to re d in oak, ana id
1899 th e bo sse s of t h e v a u lt in g in th e so u th and
th e e a s t w a lk w e re c a rv e d , th e s h ie ld s of arm s on the
e m b la z o n e d in co lo u r, a n d fig u r e s of H e r late M a p .
Q u e e n V ic t o r ia , th e M a rq u e ss of S alisb u ry, B1S P
S tu b b s an d D ea n P a g e t a d d e d , a t th e sole expense
th e la t e R e v . T . V . B a y n e M .A . ; ab o ve th e south
rise s th e a n c ie n t r e fe c to ry o f t h e p rio ry , v ita
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an d h a n d so m e P e r p e n d ic u la r w in d o w s ; on the
of t h e c lo is te r are m e m o ria l ta b le ts to O tho Nich° ’
w ho e re c te d C a r fa x c o n d u i t ; T h o m a s Marsden Jo ■
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C h a rle s T a y lo r M .A . lie u t.- c o l. 20th L ig h t Drag _
k ille d a t V im ie r a , 21 A u g . 1808, an d o th e r s ; t h e e
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