Image: Chester Cathedral int Hamilton 024

Description: Chester Cathedral, England. The north transept of the cathedral showing a Norman arch and gallery. The North Transept of 2 bays is c1100 with clerestory C15; simple early Norman archway to chapel, now sacristy, east with 6 arches of contemporary triforium above and piscina south; Aspects of the design of the Norman interior are still visible in the north transept, which retains wall arcading and a broadly moulded arch leading to the sacristy, which was formerly a chapel.The transept has retained an early 16th-century coffered ceiling with decorated bosses, two of which are carved with the arms of Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey.
Title: Chester Cathedral int Hamilton 024
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Author: Stephen Hamilton
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