iods now in the windows,
and partly of the scattered and confused spacing of the windows
themselves. Inside, as well as outside, the great rose window appears
much too large for its position, and the vaulting, raised to allow the
whole of it to be seen, fits awkwardly round it.

The north end of the transept, however, is one of the most triumphant
successes in the whole minster. Its plan is magnificently simple. It is
almost entirely filled by two rows of lancet windows, the five sisters,
and five much smaller windows of graduated sizes above them.

The five sisters are, no doubt, the largest lancet windows in England,
and it was a bold idea to fill almost the whole of that great front with
them, but the boldness was entirely justified by the result.

It might perhaps have been expected that, like other gigantic openings,
they would dwarf the frame surrounding them. But this is not the case.
They are enormous, and they appear enormous. They have an effect of
gigantic and aspiring simplicity and vigour both inside and outside.
They fill a given space in so obvious and efficient a manner, that it
might seem that no other way of filling it could have occurred to the
architect: that he was forced by a lucky chance to place them there.
That, of course, is the greatest triumph of genius. It is a piece of
luck however that they still retain their ancient glass--Early English
glass of the simplest design, and of a beautiful silvery greyish green
tint. Without it, no doubt, their effect would be entirely different.

The great size and height of the lantern has already been mentioned.

The wooden vault is covered with ribs elaborately reticulated.

There are two windows with simple Perpendicular tracery and transoms on
each side. A single shaft runs between each window.

Below the windows there is an arcade of ten ogee arches on each side of
the lantern, with pinnacles between. Above this arcade is a row of
quatrefoils.

Below each division of the arcade are figures alternating with bosses of
foliage.

In the spandrels of the main arches are coats of arms with angels above
them.

#The Chapter-House# and #Vestibule.#--The vestibule leading to the
chapter-house is entered at the north-east end of the north transept by
a doorway of very curious design. It consists of two arched openings
separated by a pier. Above the two arches is an acutely-pointed gable,
within which, supported by the arches, is a circle with cinquefoil