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The stained-glass window in the north end of the west
aisle in this transept, is to the memory of Mr. Justice Wightman,
who died suddenly at York in 1863.
The plain glass window next to this is the one through
which Jonathan Martin made his escape.
The four windows to the south in the west aisle are in
memory of the officers and privates of the 9th and 51st regiments,
who died of cholera in India in 1861.
The enriched capitals of this transept, with the foliated
ornamentation, are particularly fine ; and the prevalence of
the dog-tooth ornament should also be noticed.
The Naye is 264 feet long, 103 feet 3 inches wide, and 96
feet high ;
with the exception of those of Ely and St. Paul's,
it is the largest in England. The length is divided on each
side into eight compartments, by seven clustered columns
with plain bases, and capitals enriched with beautiful
sculptured forms of foliage. The columns support pointed
arches of the decorated period, above which runs a triforium,
having an open screen in front; whilst in the clerestory are
eight windows on each side filled with stained glass, the
upper portion of those on the south side being of the Norman
period. In the spandrils of the arches are shields with the
heraldic achievements of the principal benefactors to the
Cathedral. Projecting from the open screen over the fifth arch
on the north side is the figure of a dragon, which originally
held in its mouth a cord, by which the cover of the baptismal
font formerly placed beneath it could be raised or lowered
as required. Immediately opposite, on the other side, is a
statue of St. George. The roof is of wood and plaster ; at
the intersection of the beams are elaborately carved bosses,
having representations of incidents named in Scripture. The
west end contains the magnificent window of eight lights,
54 feet high by 25 feet broad, and is said to be the finest
example of the decorated in existence. In the lower part of
the window are figures of eight archbishops ; in the row above
are eight saints, including St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. James;
above these are representations of the resurrection of our
Lord, the coronation of the Virgin, &c. The date of the
glass is 1330 to 1350. The side aisles are remarkable for
their width. The windows in the aisles are of the decorated
period, and contain some beautiful specimens of early