exterior walls of the triforium, which
appear to have been raised, and a new roof formed when some great
alterations were made to the church. On the eastern side of the
transept is an aisle, the southern division of which is separated into
three chapels, or oratories, as they were originally appropriated, but
now used as appendages to the choir. Over this aisle is a triforium,
behind an arched screen, which extends along the aisles of the choir to
their junction with the new work."

The lantern is another remarkable feature in this building. It "is open
to the vaulted roof," and is a fearful height to contemplate.

The choir is nearly of the same kind of architecture as the transept.
Its vaulted roof is boarded, but assumes an imitation of the florid
pointed style,--being disposed in several compartments by thin ribs.
Over the altar end it is painted with an emblematical representation of
Christ as a vine, and his disciples the branches. The remaining portion
of the roof, which had been painted white and yellow, has also been
recently restored to its original character, the bosses being gilt and
the spandrils painted bright blue and richly ornamented.

Until the year 1827, the choir of this cathedral was composed of deal
painted to resemble oak, and "although in good repair," was generally
allowed to be "unworthy of the magnificent structure to which it
belonged." At the suggestion, and under the immediate patronage of the
then dean and chapter, a subscription was entered into for the purpose
of erecting a new choir and organ screen; and the sum of L5021 11s. 0d.
was shortly obtained towards that object. The architect employed was
the celebrated Mr. Blore, who, assisted by Mr. Ruddle, of Peterborough,
completed the work in 1830.

The organ screen is composed of clunch stone, and is decorated with
spiral turrets, having a number of gaudily painted shields in the
spandrils, which, together with the rainbow hues of the organ pipes,
give it an appearance rather offensive to modern taste, although
strictly in accordance with the rest of the work, which is in the style
of the 1st and 3rd Edward.

On the right of the entrance to the choir is a brass plate with the
following inscription:--

THIS
ORGAN SCREEN
WITH THE
CHOIR AND ALTAR SCREEN,
WAS ERECTED A.D. MDCCCXXX.
BY SUBSCRIPTION
FROM THE MEMBE