There was St. Peter's College, where the Petty Canons lived, Holmes College, and the Lancaster College. Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, executed for high treason against his cousin, Edward II., who was canonised by the people, though not by the Pope, had a tablet somewhere in the church at which miracles were believed to be wrought, and two offices to himself. But whether the Lancaster College referred to him or to John of Gaunt, or where it was situated, is uncertain.

Of all these various buildings which surrounded the cathedral and added to its interest, the curious, by going to the south side of the nave, may discern some traces of the old Lesser Cloisters and Chapter House. Everything else has gone so completely that it would be difficult to fix even the exact site.

PLAN OF OLD ST. PAUL'S IN 1666.[ToList]

DIMENSIONS.

OLD ST. PAUL'S.

Length of Nave 252 feet
Length across Transept104 feet
Length of Choir224 feet
580 feet
Length across Portico40 feet
Total length620 feet
Length of Transept293 feet
Breadth of Nave104 feet
Height of Central Tower260 feet
Height Spire200 feet
Total height460* feet
Height of Nave roof130 feet
Height Choir143 feet
Areaabout 80,000 sq. ft.
* This is Wren's estimate; others are higher.