York Cathedral interior north transept north wall

Photographer

De Smet, Arthur

Date

• ca. 1972-ca. 2018

Summary

• The north wall has five stepped lancet windows above the tall Five Sisters lancet windows. The upper windows have a blind arch on each side. The compound piers at both levels have alternating limestone and Purbeck marble. The upper capitals are molded with a ring of dogtooth while the lower capitals are stiff-leaf ornamented. The vaulting with its complex ribs is early 15th C.