The two =Transepts= are similar. Both have east and west aisles and both are of two periods. The earlier parts are plain rude Norman, massive and grand in effect. The arches, both of triforium and clerestory, are square-edged like the pier-arches below them. They should be compared with Ely Cathedral, the work of Walkelyn’s brother, Simeon. It is interesting to note that the central towers of both fell,--Walkelyn’s in 1107 and Simeon’s in 1321. The =North Transept= contains five altars. On the south side against the organ screen is the =Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre=, the walls of which are covered with rude wall-paintings illustrative of the passion of our Saviour. The =South Transept= is similar to the North transept. In its eastern aisles are two chapels formed by screens of stone tracery work. The south chapel is called =Silkstede’s Chapel=, from Prior Silkstede, whose name, Thomas, is carved on the screen with the monogram M. A. of the Virgin and a skein of silk, his rebus. The beautiful iron-work is of a later period. A plain black marble slab in Prior Silkstede’s Chapel marks the =Tomb of Izaak Walton=, “the prince of fishermen,” who died in 1683. Entrances from both transepts lead to the crypt. In the west aisle of the south transept is the =Chapter-House= (formerly the sacristy), above which is the Library. The doorway in the south wall led to the domestic buildings of the monastery. The =Crypt= is entered from the north transept. It is Norman, dark and massive, and suggestive of a remote age. It is frequently flooded; for the level of the river seems to have risen since the Eleventh Century. Like other crypts, it serves to show the original plan of the Norman Church. It is in three parts: the western, consisting of the substructure of the original choir; a long aisleless chapel of three bays beneath the present retro-choir; and the substructure of Courtenay’s Lady-Chapel built between 1486 and 1492. Beneath the [Illustration: WINCHESTER: CHOIR, EAST] [Illustration: WINCHESTER: WEST FRONT] high altar is the sacred well, the centre of Saxon worship before the Cathedral had an existence. The =Roofs= of this cathedral also deserve a visit. “In the roof of the nave may be seen the original Norman shafts running up above Wykeham’s vault, and in those of the aisles the Norman arches of the triforium, best developed at the east end of the nave aisle-roof. The transept roofs show to this day what Bishop Walkelyn did with Hempage-wood. From the leads of the tower there is a very striking view over the city and its environs.”--(R. J. K.) The =Bells= hang in the great central tower: three are dated 1734, the others 1737, 1742, 1772, 1804 and 1814. The tenor bell was recast in 1892. Within the Precincts stood the Royal Castle at the time of the Norman Conquest. This was pulled down by Henry de Blois in the Twelfth Century. CHICHESTER