Inner and outer vestibules lead to the octagonal chapter house, which is of exceptional architectural purity. It is built in a Geometrical Gothic style with an octagonal crypt below. A pier of eight shafts carries the vaulted ceiling. To the sides are blind arcading, remains of 14th-century paintings and numerous stone benches above which are innovatory large 4-light quatre-foiled windows. These are virtually contemporary with the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. COUNT 5
QSN1 What style is the octagonal chapter house? ANS1 Geometrical Gothic style QSN2 There is an octagonal what below the chapter house? ANS2 crypt QSN3 What kind of ceiling is in the chapter house? ANS3 vaulted QSN4 What kind of windows are in the chapter house? ANS4 4-light quatre-foiled windows QSN5 The architecture of the chapter house is contemporary with what? ANS5 the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris