The progress made in the time of Dean Merivale (1869-1894) was steady and substantial, but calls for no detailed account. The foundations of many parts of the building were made more secure; much of the pavement was renewed; the tower at the west was strengthened with iron bands; several stained glass windows were inserted. Perhaps the most noteworthy undertaking of this period was the decoration of the interior, and the completion of the series of pinnacles of the exterior, of the octagon and lantern. In a summary of the amount spent between 1843 and 1898 the total, exclusive of special gifts, is given at L69,543 1_s._ 0_d._[31] FOOTNOTES: [1] The origin of the name Ely has been discussed in "Fenland Notes and Queries," ii., pp. 316, 371. [2] "Words and Places," 2nd ed., 1865, p. 355. [3] Quoted in Bentham, p. 52. [4] This place has not been positively identified; but the general opinion is that Stow, about ten miles north-west of Lincoln, is the place. The existing church there is, however, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It has been said that, besides Ely Cathedral, six ancient churches in England are dedicated to S. Etheldreda. In this number the ancient episcopal chapel in Ely Place and the destroyed church at Histon, Cambridgeshire, are probably not included. Other churches with this dedication occur at Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, West Halton, Lincolnshire, Bishop's Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Norwich, and S. Audrie's, in Somerset. The writer has not been able to discover the sixth. At Swaffham Prior, ten miles south of Ely, are the ruins of a small chapel with this dedication. [5] A mile south is a field still known as Cratendon Field. [6] Bentham, p. 68. [7] "Architectural History of Ely Cathedral," 1868, p. 53. [8] The presbytery, as the term is used at Ely, signifies the six eastern bays of the central portion of the church east of the transepts. The choir, or portion devoted to the daily choral service, varied in position from time to time. [9] See Murray's "Handbook," p. 198. [10] See Hewett's "Brief History," p. 10. [11] "The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century," 1861, p. 195. [12] See also Dean Stubbs' "Historical Memorials of Ely Cathedral," pp. 151, 152. [13] The largest of these bells, weighing 6,280 pounds, was called by Walsingham's name. [14] Bentham, pp. 221, 222. [15] "Handbook," ed. Stubbs, 20th ed., p. 29. [16] Ibid., p. 83. The full epitaph is given on p. 84. [17] Bentham, pp. 177, 178. [18] Hope's "The English Cathedral of the Nineteenth Century," p. 178. [19] Quoted in Murray's "Handbook," p. 258. [20] Browne Willis's "Survey," vol. iii., p. 334. [21] Hewett ("Brief History," p. 24) says the north-eastern angle, and gives the date 1669; but the account in the text is correct.