A HANDBOOK
TO
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL.
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WITH 15 ILLUSTRATIONS.
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LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1864.
PREFACE.
In preparing the ‘Handbook of Hereford Cathedral,’ besides a careful personal survey, considerable use has been made of a pamphlet on the condition of the building, printed by Professor Willis before the restoration was commenced under Dean Merewether. Although due acknowledgment of this has been made in the notes, it is proper to mention it here also. The authority of Professor Willis is in no case to be disregarded.
Hereford Cathedral, which has been happily restored to its ancient beauty under the care of Mr. G. G. Scott, is, although not the largest, one of the most important in the West of England; and contains much of very high interest to the architectural student.
R. J. K.
August, 1864.
CONTENTS.
| Part I. HISTORY AND DETAILS. | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| Repairs and Restorations | [1] |
| History | [3] |
| Probable Dates of Erections | [4] |
| Exterior View | [5] |
| Porch—Nave | [6] |
| Triforium and Clerestory—Nave-aisles | [8] |
| Font—Effigy of Sir R. Pembridge | [9] |
| North Aisle | [10] |
| Choir-screen | [11] |
| Central Tower | [13] |
| Choir | [15] |
| Reredos | [17] |
| Effigy of Bishop Stanbery | [18] |
| North Transept | [20] |
| Bishop Cantilupe’s Shrine | [23] |
| North Choir-aisle | [27] |
| Bishop Stanbery’s Chantry | [28] |
| North-east Transept | [29] |
| Ambulatory, or Retro-Choir | [31] |
| Lady Chapel | [32] |
| Audley Chapel or Chantry | [36] |
| South-east Transept | [37] |
| South Choir-aisle | [38] |
| South Transept | [39] |
| Archive Room and Chapter Library | [41] |
| Mediæval Map of the World | [41] |
| Cloisters | [44] |
| Chapter-house | [45] |
| Exterior of North Transept | [46] |
| Stanbery Chapel—Crypt | [47] |
| College of Vicars Choral | [49] |
| Episcopal Palace | [49] |
| Part II.HISTORY OF THE SEE, WITH SHORT NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL BISHOPS. | |
| PAGE | |
| Putta, the first Saxon Bishop | [51] |
| Æthelstan | [52] |
| Leofgar | [53] |
| Walter of Lorraine—Robert de Losing | [54] |
| Gerard—Reinhelm—Geoffry de Clive | [55] |
| Robert de Bethune | [56] |
| Gilbert Foliot | [57] |
| Peter d’Acquablanca | [59] |
| John Breton—Thomas Cantilupe | [60] |
| Swinfield—Orleton | [63] |
| John Stanbery | [65] |
| Francis Godwin | [69] |