Ely Cathedral exterior Galilee Porch north side

Photographer

De Smet, Arthur

Date

• ca. 1972-ca. 2018

Summary

• The north and south walls of the porch have four levels of blind arcades. All of the arcades have single detached shafts with stiff-leaf capitals and round abaci. There are varying details at each level. The lowest level has dogtooth between the molding of the lower arches and sunken trefoils in the spandrels. The next level has no dogtooth and trefoils in the spandrels have sharp notches on each side. At the next level, the arches are cinquefoiled with dogtooth in the top molding and on the edge of the cinquefoil. The sunken trefoils in the spandrels are depressed on the top with three lobed leaves. The top blind arcade has trefoiled arches and dogtooth in the top molding. Above is a frieze of grotesque faces.