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probably accounted for the small muster (fifteen in all, eleven 
members and four visitors) which surrounded Canon Barry in 
the Nave of Worcester Cathedral about noon on Sept. the 28th 
A few copies of Mr, Severn Walker’s useful little paper on “ The 
Architectural styles and events connected with the Cathedral 
Church of S. Mary,” having been kindly placed in the hands of 
the members by the Canon, they were at once conducted by him 
to the west end of the Nave, whence a general view of the Cathe- 
dral might be best obtained. Here the various architectural 
details were pointed out, and a short history of the building 
given. From this it appeared that the origin of the present edi- 
fice was somewhat doubtful ; though Bishop Oswald was supposed 
to have built a Cathedral here at the end of the 10th century, 
it is doubtful whether any remains of this at present exist. A 
century later, however, Bishop Wulfstan, A.D., 1089, completed a 
new building which extended as far as the tomb of King John 
in the present Choir. The two western bays of the Nave bore 
evident traces of the work of this period, as also did the Crypt 
and the interior of the Chapter-house. As regards the date of 
the Crypt we have documentary evidence, for Bishop Wulfstan 
appointed a Synod to meet “in the Crypts, which (he writes) I 
have built from the foundation, and, by the mercy of Ged, have 
since dedicated ;’ this was written 1092. The chief architectu- 
ral points of interest were stated to be the Transitional character 
of the work. On the north side of the Nave was the Decorated 
work of the 13th century ; on the south the passage by almost 
insensible degrees from the Decorated to the Perpendicular of the 
14th century. The insertion of the extra rib in the groining of 
the roof with its curious termination was claimed by him (the 
Canon) as a feature of this Transition period which had hitherto 
been unnoticed. 
Passing up the Nave paved with black and white marble, the 
gift of Lord Dudley, the magnificent modern pulpit, also the gift 
of this nobleman, excited universal admiration. If the Grecian 
