A closer view of the Octagon ceiling together with a small part of the Nave ceiling (top of picture) and a small part of the ceilings in each transept (left and right bottom).

Built at the turn of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the north and south transepts are the oldest parts of the building. The original rooves were replaced in the mid-fifteenth century with hammer-beam rooves decorated with fiying angels.

A closer view of the Lantern in the centre of the Octagon.

The Octagon and Lantern are what makes this cathedral unique in this country.

The Quire looking through the Octagon to the Nave. The Quire was rebuilt after the central tower collapsed at a cost of 2034 pounds, 12 shillings, 8 pence and 3 farthings.

The rear rows of the Choir stalls date from the 14th century but the desks and the front stalls are Victorian.