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The Nave is divided on each side nortli and south into
seven bays by buttresses ; on the north very plain and devoid
of ornament ; those on the south are enriched with panels
and recesses containing figures, and rise far above the
aisle roof, having been once joined to it by light arches
or flying buttresses. The buttresses are finished by tall
pinnacles or spires. The north transept contains the light
and chastely shaped window known as the **Five Sisters,'^
above which are five smaller lancet-shaped windows. From
the base springs an arcade of trefoil arches, the whole forming
the most beautiful specimen of early EngHsh architecture
in Great Britain. The aisles are divided into four bays by light
buttresses, each of which contains a lancet-shaped window.
The Chapter House is on the north side ; its plan is octagonal
in design ; at each angle is a massive buttress ; between
the buttresses there is a fine windoAV in the decorated style.
The roof is covered with lead, and is pyramidal in shape.
The Choir on both north and south sides is divided
into two parts, by projections in the form of small transepts
which rise above the aisles, and are pierced by long
narrow windows on all three sides ; east and west of these
projections both on the north and south are four large
windows, above which are four lesser lights in the clerestory,
being divided in each case with buttresses capped with
delicately shaped finials ; the eight lights on the eastern end
of the clerestory are guarded by a screen of stone of a light
and elegant character—a feature unknown in any other
building of a similar description. That wall of glass," the
great east window, consists of nine lights, and occupies the
east end of the choir. It is glazed on the outside with thick
semi opaque glass to protect the coloured work within ; on
each side are buttresses ornamented with panels and figures,
being finished with crocketed octagonal small spires. Beneath
the window is a row of heads, our Saviour in the centre, with,
six of the apostles on each side, and other two figures. At
the apex of the window is a figure supposed to represent Archbishop
Thoresby holding a model of the Minster, he having
built this part of the Cathedral. The south side is similar to
the north, with the exception of some low buildings in the
angle of the choir and south transept, which are used as
yestry and record rooms, formerly part of the chantry chapel