The illustrations are chiefly from sketches and drawings by the writer, and from photographs reproduced by the kindness of the Photochrom Company, Ltd., and Messrs S.B. Bolas & Co.

J.E.B.

CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I.—The Building of the Church]3
[CHAPTER II.—Description of the Exterior]21
[The Towers]21
[The East Front]22
[The West Front]25
[The North Door]25
[The South Door]26
[The West Door]28
[The Cloister]29
[The Chapter-House]32
[The Dun Cow]35
[CHAPTER III.—Description of the Interior]39
[The Nave]39
[The Choir]40
[The Neville Screen]43
[The Transepts]50
[The Tower]53
[The East End]54
[The Chapel of the Nine Altars]61
[The Tomb of S. Cuthbert]69
[The Galilee or Lady Chapel]72
[Monuments in the Nave and Transepts]79
[The Font]81
[CHAPTER IV.—History of the See]82
[CHAPTER V.—The Castle and University]102
[CHAPTER VI.—The City]111

ILLUSTRATIONS

[Durham Cathedral, from the South-West]Frontispiece
[Arms of the See]Title Page
[The Exterior, from the College]2
[The Dun Cow]9
[The West End (from an Old Print)]17
[The Exterior, from Palace Green]20
[The Central Tower]23
[Detail of Ironwork]27
[The Sanctuary Knocker]25
[Ironwork on Doors of Cloisters]27
[Ornament on South Doorway]28
[The Cloister]29
[S. Cuthbert's Chest]32
[The Chapter-House]34
[The Exterior, from the South-East]36
[The Nave, looking West]38
[One Bay of the Nave (Measured Drawing)]40
[Triforium and Clerestory]45
[The Choir, looking West]47
[The Transepts, looking North]50
[Corbels in Choir]54,58
[The Choir, looking East]55
[Triforium of Nave and Choir]59
[Plan of Norman East End]58
[Sections of Hood and Arch Mouldings]62
[Capitals in the Nine Altars Chapel]62
[The Nine Altars Chapel]63
[Capital in Galilee Chapel]66
[The Galilee Chapel]67, 72
[Paintings in the Galilee Chapel]74
[Detail of the Galilee Chapel]75
[The Font and Cover]81
[The Crypt]85
[Stone Coffin Lid]88
[The Chapter Library]101
[The Chapel or Crypt, Durham Castle]102
[Staircase in the Castle]107
[The Cathedral and Castle, from the North]113
[PLAN AND DIMENSIONS]118