The stalls removed
westward and Choir re-arranged. Painting of the Nave ceiling
commenced, &c. A large number of stained windows introduced.

1851 The Organ re-modelled, enlarged and removed to the triforium.

1857 The east windows filled with stained glass.

1858 Restorations continued under Dean Goodwin. The Reredos erected.
The Lantern reconstructed as a memorial to Dean Peacock. Western
entrance repaired. Commencement of pavement of the Nave, &c., &c.
Foundations of the South Aisle of the Choir repaired.

1867 The Organ further enlarged and improved, towards which some of
the inhabitants of the town contributed L80 for a sub-base of 32
feet tone [Transcriber's Note: so in original; possibly "of stone."].

1870 Restorations continued under the present Dean. Foundations of
south-east Transept and south side of the Choir repaired. Western
Tower braced with iron bands. Pavement of Nave and Aisles
completed. Further additions to stained glass in Choir. Fourth
stained window placed in the Octagon.

1873 Celebration of the Bissexcentenary or Twelve-hundredth anniversary
of the foundation of the Monastery.

1874 Commencement of the decoration of the Octagon, Lantern, &c.

1875 Several new sculptured figures placed in the Octagon, and the
decoration of the Octagon and Lantern completed and re-opened.

1876 The paving of the north Transept completed.

1878 The ceiling of the Baptistry painted by Mr. Parry.

1879 The corona of pinnacles on the exterior of the Octagon completed.
A monument to Canon Selwyn placed in the South Aisle of the Choir.

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+The See of Ely.+

Edgar "the peaceful," by his charter, as mentioned in the
Introduction, restored the powers and privileges enjoyed by the
Superiors of the monastery previous to its destruction by the Danes,
to the newly-appointed Abbot on its re-foundation by Bishop Ethelwold,
A.D. 970, and the Abbots of Ely successively exercised powers nearly
similar to a County Palatine, and after the change from an abbacy to a
bishopric, the bishops continued to exercise similar authority until
the reign of Henry VIII., when they were greatly abridged by an Act of
Parliament. The successive Bishops of Ely, however, until the year
1836, possessed a jurisdiction of considerable importance, and had
almost sovereign authority within the district known as the Isle of