The Porch on the south side of Chichele Tower is the work of Prior Chillenden. It has a central niche on which the Martyrdom of Becket was represented on a panel of the Fifteenth Century. The niches are filled with statues. Through it we now pass into the Cathedral.
The Nave (Perpendicular) resembles the bolder nave of Winchester, built at the same period. The most striking feature is the manner in which the Choir is raised above the level of the floor, owing to the fact that it stands over the crypt. The
Canterbury: South Porch
Canterbury: Nave, east
flight of steps placed between the Nave and the Choir adds to the effect.