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between nave and transepts, ¢.g., Gloucester, Peterborough, Dur- 
ham. The base of the piers at the E. end of the exterior are of 
two dates, the inner and earlier being the respond carrying the 
arcade of the apse ; the outer and later being that of the arcade of 
the Transitional extension eastwards. There is a palpable bend 
southwards of the church E. of the transept, and in the earlier 
building this was more marked. This shows that the present 
choir corresponds with the old one. The transepts I believe 
to have taken the place of towers in the Norman 
church, as at Exeter Cathedral; and there could have 
been no central tower in its present position, or the 
foundations would not lave settled when rebuilt. The 
old piers beneath the floor of the nave show the aisles to 
have been very narrow, and the nave probably about two feet 
wider. The old wall with its plinth visible under the 8. doorway 
on the exterior, shows that the pre-existent lines were followed in 
the present structure. The cloister was connected with the 
church by two short passages. The vestry stands on the lines 
of the E. one, and measured about 110 feet in the square. The 
S. and the vestry doors communicated with the church. On the 
W. side stood the Palace of the Bishop (afterwards the Priory 
House) ; to the S. the Refectory, with cellars beneath. On the 
E. would be the Chapter House, and in the §.E. corner the 
Frater House and the Dormitory above; the latter probably 
extending over the vestibule to the Chapter House, and possibly 
communicating direct by a staircase with the church, for 
convenience for the night offices. There was probably a smaller 
cloister with the Infirmary church (for the sick and aged monks) 
near the Friends’ Meeting House ; but all trace of it has gone, 
the church having been probably destroyed and replaced . by 
S. James’ Church in the late 15th century.” 
Mr. Cayley then. conducted the members to the Abbey itself, 
and entered more into detail, pointing out the various portions 
of the building which induced him to hold these views. Standing 
