The Cathedral Church Of
DURHAM
A Description Of Its Fabric
And A Brief History Of The
Episcopal See
By
J.E. Bygate, A.R.C.A.
WITH FORTY-FOUR
ILLUSTRATIONS
London George Bell & Sons 1905
| First Published | March 1899 |
| Second Edition, Revised | September 1900 |
| Reprinted | 1905 |
The Riverside Press Limited, Edinburgh
GENERAL PREFACE
This series of monographs has been planned to supply visitorsto the great English Cathedrals with accurate and well illustratedguide-books at a popular price. The aim of each writerhas been to produce a work compiled with sufficient knowledgeand scholarship to be of value to the student of Archæologyand History, and yet not too technical in language for the useof an ordinary visitor or tourist.
To specify all the authorities which have been made use ofin each case would be difficult and tedious in this place. Butamongst the general sources of information which have beenalmost invariably found useful are:—(1) the great countyhistories, the value of which, especially in questions of genealogyand local records, is generally recognised; (2) thenumerous papers by experts which appear from time totime in the Transactions of the Antiquarian and ArchæologicalSocieties; (3) the important documents made accessible inthe series issued by the Master of the Rolls; (4) the well-knownworks of Britton and Willis on the English Cathedrals;and (5) the very excellent series of Handbooks to theCathedrals originated by the late Mr John Murray; to whichthe reader may in most cases be referred for fuller detail,especially in reference to the histories of the respective sees.
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
As much as possible of this brief description of Durhamis from the personal acquaintance of the writer with thebuilding. Yet many authorities have, of necessity, been consultedin its preparation, notably a pamphlet by the Rev.Canon W. Greenwell, and the "County of Durham," byJ.R. Boyle, F.S.A. Thanks are also due to the authoritiesof the Cathedral for having freely given permission to makedrawings and measurements, and to the late Mr Weatherall,chief verger, for his kindly assistance and information.
The illustrations are chiefly from sketches and drawings bythe writer, and from photographs reproduced by the kindnessof the Photochrom Company, Ltd., and Messrs S.B. Bolas& Co.
J.E.B.