By Harold Brakspear, F.S.A. 219 
moulded caps and bases, and the inner continued down the jambs. 
It originally had a label which has been chopped away. The 
inner arch is segmental, and retains portions of its 18th censury 
“mason ”’ decoration of yellow and white stones alternating, with 
a dark joint line between. 
In the south wall towards the west end is a double square- 
headed locker, rebated for doors, which were hinged to the centre 
' division. 
The vaulting throughout the apartment has semi-octagonal ribs, 
_ and rests on richly carved corbels against the walls. The centre 
pier of the western portion of the apartment is octagonal with 
» moulded cap and base. It is considerably later in date than the 
_ side walls and shows that the vaulting, although provided for from 
_ the first, was not completed till some time after. The junction 
| between the earlier springers and the rest of the ribs is marked in 
| places by a slight difference in section.’ As this centre pier is in 
the middle of the range and in line with the vaulting piers of the 
chapter-house and warming-house, the extra thickness of the west 
wall of this apartment has caused the two western severies to be 
narrower, from east to west, than the eastern ones. 
The floor westward of the cross arches has been lowered some 
6 inches below its original level; but at what date is uncertain. 
As there is a rough step in front of the locker in the south wall it 
was probably done in monastic times. 
Some years ago a patch of 18th century tiles, which had been 
apparently re-laid at this lower level, was discovered, and afterwards 
taken up and placed in a wooden frame for their better preservation. 
‘Tue Cuaprer-Hovse. 
_ The next apartment northward is the chapter-house, of nearly the 
ame size as the sacristy, and has centre columns arranged in a 
imilarmanner. It is vaulted throughout with richly moulded ribs, 
md the cross arches carrying the dorter wall are also moulded. 
_' I have to thank Mr. W. H. St. John Hope for pointing this out to me. 
