PLAN OF MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL.PLAN OF MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL.
1 (return)It states that the churches of St. Mary and St. Michael hold one carucate (that is, about 100 acres) of land quit of all taxes save the Danegelt.
2 (return)A triforium in purely Perpendicular buildings is rare.
3 (return)The height of the central line of the roof (50 feet) is not quite double the span (27 feet).
4 (return)St. George and St. Denys, patron saints of England and France, were added to the dedication at the time that the church became collegiate, Henry V. being King of England and France.
Minor obvious typographic errors have been corrected. Otherwise, inconsistencies in the usage of capitalization, accents and spelling, etc. have been preserved as printed.