CONTENTS PAGE[CHAPTER I.--History of the Building]3[CHAPTER II.--The Exterior of the Cathedral]14[The West Front]20[The South Front and Porch]20[The South Transept]21[The Tower and the Bells]22[The Lady Chapel]26[CHAPTER III.--The Interior]28[The Nave]32[The West End and South Aisle]36[The West Windows and the Font]40[The North Aisle]41[The Choir Screen]44[The Organ]46[The Choir]47[The Reredos]56[The South Transept]65[Chapel of St. Andrew and 'Prentice Bracket]67[The Crypt]68[South Ambulatory of Choir]72[Triforium of the Choir]73[The Whispering Gallery]77[The Lady Chapel]79[Abbot Boteler's Chapel]85[The North Transept]89[CHAPTER IV.--The Precincts and Monastic Buildings]94[The Vineyard, the Dorter, the Refectory]95[The Little Cloisters]96[The Library]98[The Chapter-House]101[The Cloisters]104[The Monks' Lavatory]108[The Slype]111[The Deanery]112[CHAPTER V.--List of Abbots and Bishops of Gloucester]117[The City]122[Other Churches and Monastic Foundations]124[Remains of Old Gloucester]128[Notes Architectural and Chronological]133ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE[The Cathedral from St. John's Tower]Frontispiece[The Tower from the East]2[Bird's-eye view of Norman Work]15[The Cathedral from the South-West]17[The Cathedral from North-West corner of the Cloisters]19[The Tower from the Palace Yard]21[View of the Cathedral in 1727]23[South Porch since the Restoration]25[Piscina in the Triforium]27[The Nave, looking East]29[The Nave and North Aisle]33[South Aisle of the Nave ]37[Plan of the Original Choir Screen]44[The Choir, looking East ]49[Plan of the Triforium of the Choir]50[Plan of the Original High Altar]51[Sketch of Old Norman Choir]52[The Choir, looking West ]53[The Choir in 1806]57[Tomb of Edward II]61[South-East Chapel in the Crypt]69[Plan of the Crypt]71[South-East View of Cathedral]75[Triforium of the Choir, looking East]76[South Ambulatory of the Choir]78[The Lady Chapel]81[West End of Lady Chapel ]83[Tomb of Robert Curthose ]87[North Ambulatory of the Choir, looking East]90[North Ambulatory of the Choir, looking West]91[Door from North Transept into North Ambulatory of the Choir]92[St. Mary's and King Edward's Gates]96[College and Palace Yard Gateways]97[Remains of Infirmary]98[Mediæval House]99[Chapter-House (Plan)]102[Plan of Abbey Precincts]103[Cloister Garth from North-West]107[The Monks' Lavatory]109[Plan of Old Tank in the Cloister Garth ]111[The Cloister, showing the Carrels of the Monks]113[South Aisle of Nave]116[Monument to Mrs Morley ]121[The Old Judge's House]125[The House of Robert Raikes]127[The New Inn]129[Carving at New Inn Lane]130[Remains of Roman Wall]131[Plan of Cathedral (with Dimensions)]134, 135GLOUCESTER CATHEDRALCHAPTER I