In the north wall two Early English sepulchral recesses are unique because of their chevron moulding. The effigy lying in one of them is supposed to be Silvester of Everdon (1254). The stalls in the =North-choir-aisle= are ornamented with very strange paintings of the Fifteenth Century illustrating the lives of St. Anthony and St. Cuthbert, with descriptive verses. The =South-choir-aisle=, with a similar screen to the opposite one, also contains painted stalls representing the life of St. Augustine. It resembles the north-choir-aisle. The narrow =Retro-choir= is of the same date as the big window. The lower part of the Choir is Early English with the exception of the Perpendicular window in the west bay and a Decorated one in the east bay. The clerestory is Late Decorated, the windows noticeable for their flowing tracery. Everywhere the ball-flower ornament abounds, and carved heads and weird gargoyles are omnipresent. The south side resembles the north with the exception of St. Catherine’s Chapel, a Late Early English, or Early Decorated construction. The monastic buildings have disappeared with the exception of the =Refectory=, rebuilt in the Fifteenth Century, now used as the =Chapter-House=, and the gateway built in 1527. The fine old =Deanery=, formerly the prior’s house, was rebuilt in 1507. [Illustration: CARLISLE: EAST END] [Illustration: DURHAM: WEST FRONT] DURHAM DEDICATION: ST. CUTHBERT. FORMERLY THE CHURCH OF A BENEDICTINE MONASTERY. SPECIAL FEATURES: GALILEE CHAPEL; CHAPEL OF THE NINE ALTARS; NEVILLE SCREEN; JOSEPH’S WINDOW. Durham is the most beautifully situated of all English cathedrals. It is perched upon a rocky and wooded eminence above the Wear River, and with the castle by its side makes a noble picture. When seen from the opposite side of the river the west end of the Cathedral is very charming; for the Galilee Chapel, the western towers and gable, the tall central tower and the roof of the nave show variety of line and mass. The Galilee Chapel completely hides the western doorway; but above it rises the big window of 1346, the semicircular arch and the small gable between the twin towers.