Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells Part 5

139. Q. Maude the Good, flowing hair, left hand on girdle of supertunic, dress fastened at neck with "a beautiful jewel" (Ferrey).

140. Adelais. Graceful figure, with flowing hair.

141. _b.u.t.tress._ K. Henry I., sitting in defiant att.i.tude, right arm akimbo, left knee raised, foot on pedestal.

_Missing._

_Missing._

_Missing._

142. K. John.* A beautiful figure.

143. Henry III., no crown, standing, but right knee raised to suit the weathering of aisle roof.

FIFTH TIER.--144. _South Tower. b.u.t.tress on the south side._ Sitting Bp., supported by metal clamps.

145. Bp. J. de Villula; hands gone, much decayed, clamped.

146. Bp. Gisa; hands gone.

147. Bp. Duduc*; right hand gone, book in left.

148. _b.u.t.tress._ Bp. Lyfing; decayed.

149. Bp. Merewit; hands gone.

150. Bp. Brihtwine; hands gone.

151. Aethelwine. Fine figure with long wavy beard spreading at end, hood and mantle, aulmoniere at girdle.

152. Burwold, tall bearded figure in hood, satchel (?) hanging from girdle.

153. Bp. Aelfwine.* Beautiful figure in cowl, curly hair and beard, finely draped habit with loose sleeves.

154. Bp. Sigegar, book in left hand.

155. _b.u.t.tress._ Bp. Brithelm, head turned to right; decayed.

156. Bp. Cyneward.

157. Bp. Wulfhelm. A fine figure.

158. Bp. Elfege. A fine figure.

159. Edfleda, flowing hair, in supertunic or surcoat with long and wide sleeves, head covered with veil, which hangs behind, no wimple.

Nothing conventual to suggest Edfleda.

160. _b.u.t.tress._ K. Edward the Elder. Fine figure, right hand on knees, left on cord of mantle.

_Missing._

161. Edgitha. Very tall figure, right hand on cord, left holds end of veil.

_Missing._

_Central Window (South)._

162. Q. Edgiva, kirtle only, with crown and veil, no wimple.

_Central Window._

163. Ethilda. Wears supertunic over her kirtle, veil and wimple.

_Central Window (North)._

164. Hugh. A sword hangs from his girdle on left side.

165. Elgiva.

166. Q. Edgiva; hands gone.

167. _b.u.t.tress._ K. Ethelstan, defiant att.i.tude, right foot on stool, wears brooch.

168. K. Charles the Simple. A squat figure with very big head, trampling.

169. Otho, close-fitting tunic, over which is mantle with handsome fastening.

_Missing._

170. Guthrum. Knight in surcoat, mail hauberk and chausses, s.h.i.+eld on left side.

171. _b.u.t.tress._ K. Alfred, seated; both hands gone, front decayed, and clamped.

172. Earl of Mercia.* Knight in helmet with cross-slit, holding right hand up and s.h.i.+eld upon left arm; the surcoat turned over below the waist shows a suit of mail. Well preserved.

173. St. Neot (more probably St. Dec.u.man, as St. Neot was not beheaded). Bp. holding with both hands the upper part of his head, which has been cut off across the brows.

174. Ethelfleda,* the Lady of the Mercians. A striking and beautiful figure with flowing hair, long veil hanging below the waist, supertunic held by brooch, but without sleeves, the tight sleeves of her kirtle being visible to the shoulders.

175. Ethelward. Woman with flowing hair, veil; hands gone.

176. Grimbald. Priest; hands gone.

177. St. Elfege, Archb.; hands gone; a n.o.ble figure.

178. _b.u.t.tress._ St. Dunstan, upper part decayed.