towns in Yorkshire.
It is known and visited chiefly for its historic interest and its
minster. The see has experienced only peaceful changes, and its
archbishops are concerned more with questions of Church discipline than
with politics. The minster has suffered two serious fires, and a
restoration, carried out on the whole moderately and judiciously.

CHAPTER II

HISTORY OF THE BUILDING

The architectural history of the minster is somewhat vague and
uncertain, and has been the subject of several disputes. It will be as
well, perhaps, before entering into details, to give a table of
approximate dates, both of the different parts of the minster as it now
stands and of the buildings which preceded it. These dates are mostly
sanctioned by the authority of Professor Willis.

Edwin's Wooden Chapel 627 A.D.
Edwin's Minster begun (circ.) 628
" " finished by Oswald (circ.) 635
" " repaired by Wilfrid (circ.) 699
" " burnt down (?) 741
Albert rebuilds Minster (?) 767-780
Minster wholly or partially burnt 1069
Nave, Transepts, and perhaps Choir,
built by Thomas (circ.) 1080
Choir and Crypt rebuilt by Roger 1154-1181
Present South Transept built 1230-1241 (circ.)
" North Transept " 1241-1260
" Nave built 1291-1324
" Chapter-House built 1320 (?)
" West Front of Nave built 1338
Vault of Nave built (circ.) 1354
Presbytery (or eastern part of Choir) built 1361-1370 (circ.)
Choir (west of High Altar) built 1380-1400 (circ.)
Central Tower built 1400-1423 (circ.)
South-West Bell Tower built 1433-1447
North-West Bell Tower built 1470-1474
Choir injured by fire 1829
Choir repaired (circ.) 1832
Nave injured by fire 1840
Nave repaired 1841
South Transept restored 1875

It will be seen that it is doubtful whether th