s are due to the Dean of Ely for his ready courtesy in
allowing free access to every part of the cathedral and for his solution
of various difficulties which had presented themselves in comparing
different accounts of the fabric. I have also to thank the Rev. T.
Perkins and the Photochrom Company for the use of the photographs from
which the illustrations have been prepared. For many curious details,
and for the loan of some books that are out of print and difficult to
obtain, I acknowledge my obligation to Mr. C. Johnson, of Ely.

W. D. SWEETING.

LIST OF CONTENTS.

I. THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING 3

II. THE CATHEDRAL: EXTERIOR 41
The West Front 43
The Galilee Porch 44
The West Tower 47
The North Side of the Nave 49
The Octagon 50
The North Transept 51
The Lady-Chapel 52
The East End 55
The Aisles 56
The Triforium Windows 57
The South Transept 60
The Monks' Door 60
The Prior's Door 60
The Cloister 61

III. THE INTERIOR 63
The Western Transept and S. Catharine's Chapel 64
The Nave 66
The Ceiling 67
The Nave Aisles 69
The Octagon 71
The Transepts 74
The Choir and Presbytery 76
The Lady-Chapel 84
Monuments and Stained Glass 87
The Chapel of Bishop Alcock 90
The Chapel of Bishop West