On the north side is the Chapel of St. Edmund, which is earlier than the nave itself, and was connected with it by Bishop Grandisson.
The following monuments in the nave should be examined:—
North Aisle—
Tablet memorial of Lieutenant Allen, and window to memory of one of the Earls of Devon.
Brass memorial of men of North Devon Regiment slain in Afghan war (1880-1881), with regimental flags.
Memorial of 9th Lancers who died in India.
Tablet to the musician Samuel Wesley.
South Side of Nave—
High tomb of Hugh Courtenay (d. 1377), second Earl of Devon, and of his Countess, Margaret (d. 1391), a connection of Edward I. The effigies have been much mutilated.
Brass to memory of General Elphinstone, V.C. (d. 1890).
Brass to Hugh, second Earl of Devon.
Window to Thomas Latimer.
Window to Dean Cowie.
We now pass into the north transept. The Norman towers at each end of the transepts were originally separated from the church. Bishop Quivil, however, wishing to enlarge the building, took down the massive walls which divided the interior of the towers from the body of nave, and constructed arches to sustain the sides of the tower. The original Norman walls remain, and in the north transept one Norman window and two narrow, circular-headed doorways. Quivil also erected the two galleries. On the east of north transept is St. Paul's Chapel, used as a vestry for lay choral vicars; there are here some interesting old tiles with heraldic devices, and amongst them the arms of Richard, Duke of Cornwall, brother of Henry III. Near this is the Sylke Chantry, founded in 1485 by William Sylke, sub-chanter, whose skeleton effigy proclaims the message—Sum quod eris, fueram quod es, pro me, precor, ora. An interesting mural painting has been discovered representing the Resurrection.
The old clock is very remarkable, which is about 700 years old. The historian of the Cathedral thus describes it:—
"On the face or dial, which is about 7 feet in diameter, are two circles: one marked from one to thirty for the moon's age; the other figured from one to twelve twice over for the hours. In the centre is fixed a semi-globe representing the earth, round which a smaller ball, the moon, painted half white and half black, revolves monthly, and by turning on its axis shows the varying phases of the luminary which it represents. Between the two circles is a third ball, representing the sun, with a fleur-de-lis, which points to the hours as it daily revolves round the earth."