Fig. 64.—St. Mary’s Abbey, York. Plan of Vestibule of the Chapter House.
One of the most remarkable specimens of this class is at St. Mary’s Abbey, at York, in the vestibule of the chapter-house. I give a restored view of one of the entrances, partly from remains in situ, and partly from fragments preserved in the Museum. The date of this most exquisite work is unknown; but I should suppose it contemporary with the later years of Archbishop Roger, the great promoter of the transition in that diocese, and who presided over the see from 1154 to 1181. He rebuilt the choir of his cathedral, of which the noble remains of the crypt were
Fig. 63.—St. Mary’s Abbey, York. View of Vestibule from Chapter-House (restored).
Fig. 66.—Part of Choir of Ripon Minster, as built by Archbishop Roger de Pont l’Evêque.