Fig. 235.—Kirkwall Cathedral. The Crossing and South Transept.
the transept. (See [Fig. 235.]). The large arches leading into the east chapels were formed originally, but the chapels were built later. The lower string course of the transept is enriched with a four-leaved flower. (See [Fig. 232.])
Fig. 236.—Kirkwall Cathedral. Doorway in the North Aisle of Nave, &c.
It seems likely that soon after the completion of the above portions attention was given to the continuation of the nave westwards for several bays. The piers have the same round form as the original ones, but the caps are no longer octagonal, but round (see Figs. 224 and 233), and instead of the cushion form, the caps are moulded. The north
