are some curious carvings on the frieze. Treasures were preserved in aumbreys which now contain some curios. The famous Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, son of Henry IV., murdered by order of Queen Margaret (1446), lies buried here in a tomb on the south. The sculpture of the numerous figures is very bold and vigorous. Some painting is observed on the piers, and there is a figure of St. William of York. In the _North Aisle_ is part of the _Shrine of St. Amphibalus_, which shares the history of its neighbour, and has been now partially recovered. It belongs to the last half of the fourteenth century. On the sides are the initials of Ralph Whitechurch, sacrist of the Abbey. The _Ante-Chapel_ and _Lady Chapel_ have been extensively restored. Indeed, their condition was deplorable. A public path ran through the former, and the latter was used as a Grammar School, and suffered in consequence. The story of the architecture is rather complex. The ante-chapel was begun by De Hertford and finished by his successor, Roger Norton (1260-1290), who continued to build the Lady Chapel, which was finished by Hugh de Eversden (1308-1326). The style is Decorated. The whole of the chapel has been most completely restored by Lord Grimthorpe. The modern carving is exquisite. We now pass to the _South Aisle_, which follows the architecture of the rest of the east end. Here we see an iron trellis screen of thirteenth-century work. There is here some good arcading, and an interesting panel taken from the old ceiling of the north transept representing the martyrdom of St. Alban. At the east end of this aisle was the Altar of St. Mary of the Four Tapers, and numerous other altars existed in the aisles and ante-chapel. In the wall above the old poor box is a curious figure of a pensioner carved by a sexton about 100 years ago. An ascent of the tower reveals many interesting features of that ancient structure, and helps one to realise the formidable nature of the task which the skilful architect and builders of 1870 accomplished when they saved this massive pile from destruction. DIMENSIONS Total length 550 ft. Length of nave to tower 284 ft. Length of nave to screen 215 ft. Width of transepts 189 ft. Width of tower 144 ft. Total area 40,000 sq. ft. PRINCIPAL BUILDING DATES Saxon--Baluster shafts of windows in triforium of transepts. Norman (1077-1115)--Nine bays on north of nave, and three bays on south, transept, and three bays of presbytery. Early English (1195-1260)--Western end of nave, presbytery, Saints' Chapel with aisles. Transition (1260-1290)--Foundations of Lady Chapel and ante-chapel. Decorated--Lady Chapel and five bays of nave. Perpendicular--South buttresses of choir; windows inserted which have since been removed. The city possesses many objects of interest:--