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much richer in ornament and were called the Abbots' (or, in 

 cathedral churches, the Priors') doorways, while the larger, or 

 Monk's, doorways were not so ornate. Their relative positions 

 depended on whether the Monk's day room (with dormitory above) 

 lay on the west side of the Cloisters, as at Durham, Worcester, 

 Norwich, Winchester and others; or on the east side, as at Wesmin- 

 ster, Canterbury, Bath, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, &c., in which 

 case the Abbot's (or Prior's) house occupied the west side. 



In class IV. (Cistercians) the west doorway was for the use 

 of the Convcrsi (or lay brothers), who were only admitted to the 

 western parts of the nave ; the eastern one was for the Monks. 

 The Abbot's entrance led direct from his house, which lay to 

 the south east of the great transept, as at Fountains. 



In a few cases in class II. (e g. Eipon) we find no trace of a 

 Cloister or its doorways, unless in this case it followed the example 

 of Wells and a few other secular churches, and had no walk under 

 the wall of the nave — the east Avalk ending with the north 

 transept doorway. There is a 16th century doorway towards 

 the west end of the nave which may have corresponded with an 

 earlier one in Archbishop Roger's nave before the aisles were 

 added. This, however, is merely conjectural. There is no 

 evidence one way or the other beyond what I have here stated. 

 These remarks lead us to our 3rd division. 



C, Transeptal Doorways. — In France, these give some of 

 the most striking features of the larger churches, and only 

 slightly fall short of those at the W. in size and grandeur, e.g., 

 Amiens, Chartres, Paris, Rheims, Rouen (both the Cathedral 

 and St. Ouen) ; but in England, where they are found at all, 

 they are, comparatively, quite insignificant. We only find them 

 in classes I. and II., and here they are quite subordinate features 

 of the elevation. In the larger churches of class I. they are 

 placed Tinder the apex of the gable, while in the smaller ones 

 and in class II. they are usually close to the west wall, e.g., 

 Southwell, Beverley, Carlisle, Ripon, &c. 



