The Twenty-Six Mediæval Cathedrals Of England (Part Nine).

Carlisle Cathedral. 

Note the Chancel’s Decorated Gothic tracery window.

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Главният кораб на Катедралата на Карлайл, 

графство Къмбрия, Англия.

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La nef de la cathédrale de Carlisle, Cumbrie, Angleterre.

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Like the majority of Mediæval Cathedrals, those of England are cruciform. While most are of the Latin Cross shape with a single Transept, several, including Salisbury, Lincoln, Wells, and Canterbury, have two Transepts, which is a distinctly English characteristic. 

The Transepts, unlike those of many French Cathedrals, always project strongly. The Cathedral, whether of Monastic or Secular foundation, often has several clearly defined subsidiary buildings, in particular the Chapter House and Cloister.

With two exceptions, the Naves and Eastern arms of the Cathedrals have single lower Aisles on either side, with a Clerestory, that illuminates the central space. 

Ely Cathedral.

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At Bristol, the Aisles are at the same height as the Medieval Choir, like some German Cathedrals, and, at Chichester, there are two Aisles on either side of the Nave, like some French Cathedrals. 

At a number of the Cathedrals where the Transepts are large, they also have Aisles, either on the Eastern side, as at Peterborough, Durham, Lincoln, and Salisbury, or both, as at Wells, Winchester, Ely, and York.[4][5] 

Winchester and Ely, additionally, have a third Aisle at the end of both Transepts.[11]

Durham Cathedral’s Nave and Ribbed and Pointed Vault.

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The Nave, and sometimes the Eastern arm, are often of great length by comparison with the Mediæval Cathedrals of other countries.[5] 

Seven of the twenty-six English Cathedrals — Canterbury, Durham, Ely, Lincoln, Saint Albans, Winchester, York — exceed 150 metres (between 509 feet and 554 feet), and are only equalled by the Cathedrals of Milan and Florence. 

Another nine of the Cathedrals — Norwich, Peterborough, Salisbury, Worcester, Gloucester, Wells, Exeter, Chichester, Lichfield — are between 397 feet and 481 feet (121 metres and 147 metres) long. 

By comparison, the largest Cathedrals of Northern France, Notre Dame de Paris, Amiens, Rouen, Reims, Chartres, are all about 135 – 140 metres in length, as is Cologne in Germany. 

The longest Cathedrals of Spain, including Seville, which has the largest floor area of any Mediæval Church, are about 120 metres.[5] 

Five English Cathedrals: Chester, Hereford, Rochester, Southwell, Ripon, are between 318 and 371 feet (97 metres and 113 metres) in length. 

At Bristol and Southwark, the Naves were built in the Victorian era, leaving Carlisle and Oxford, with Naves of only two Bays and four Bays, respectively, as the smallest of England’s ancient Cathedrals at 73 Metres (240 feet) and 57 Metres (187 feet)[2]

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