Concerning any old Cathedral the mass of information is very great, and the authorities to be consulted many; and perhaps the almost total absence--as in this case--of a documentary history of the building of the fabric, makes for a larger bulk of pamphlets and of communications to the antiquarian journals. Whether or no theory be wiser than fact, it is certainly more voluminous. Besides the books and papers mentioned in their place, I have especially to express my indebtedness to the work on Lichfield by the Rev. William Beresford, one of the "Diocesan Histories" Series, and to the "Handbook of Lichfield Cathedral" by the late John Hewitt, the well-known antiquarian. I have also to thank Mr R. R. Redmayne of Lichfield for much valuable information, as also Mr C. Harradine, the Principal Verger, whose interest in and knowledge of the Cathedral are well known in Lichfield; and the Photochrom Co. Ltd., Messrs S. B. Bolas & Co., and Mr F. G. M. Beaumont, for the excellent photographs they have allowed me to reproduce. A. B. CLIFTON. CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I.--History of the Cathedral 3 CHAPTER II.--Description of the Exterior 30 The Close 33 Bishop's Palace 34 Spires 35 West Front 39 North Doorway 48 Lady Chapel 50 South Transept 51 Bells 52 CHAPTER III.--Description of the Interior 54 Nave 54 Pulpit, Lectern, etc. 64 North Aisle of Nave--Monuments and Glass 64 South Aisle of Nave--Monuments and Glass 67 Transepts 67 Organ 71 Choir 75 Screen and Stalls 84 Reredos 87 Sedilia and Pavements 88 Monuments and Glass in the Choir 91 Lady Chapel 99 Sacristy and Chapel of St. Chad's Head 106 Chapter-House 110 Library 113 CHAPTER IV.--History of the See 117 DIMENSIONS 136 ILLUSTRATIONS