results. Browne Willis published his survey of this cathedral in 1742.
He says that considering the pillaging of the church by King Henry
VIII., and the subsequent despoiling by King Edward VI., and Queen
Elizabeth, "we may less wonder that so large a fabrick has not had more
care taken of it as it ought; for I cannot but say, that it is ill kept
in repair, and lies very slovenly in the inside, and several of the
windows are stopped up with bricks, and the glazing in others sadly
broken; and the boards in the roof of the middle Isle or Nave, which
with the Cross Isle is not archt with stone (but wainscotted with
painted boards, as at S. Albans) are several of them damaged and broken,
as is also the pavement; insomuch that scarce any cathedral in England
is more neglected." He proceeds to say that the Dean and Chapter had
recently set apart £700 for repairs, and intended to apply more money to
the same purpose when certain leases were expired.

While Willis was collecting information for his book, Francis Lockier
was Dean. In his time new seats were erected in the choir which were
"very plain and tasteless." They remained until 1827. A new organ was
also obtained. £1500 was spent on these alterations.

The record of other changes, until the time of Dean Monk, is meagre.
Dean Tarrant (1764-1791) collected the fragments of stained glass and
had them all inserted in the windows of the apse. He also repaved the
church, but most unfortunately without carefully preserving the ancient
inscribed monumental stones. An altar screen and organ screen, from
designs by Carter, were erected; but neither seems to have possessed
much merit.

Dean Kipling (1798-1822) is chiefly remembered from his alterations to
the lantern tower. He erected unsightly turrets at the four corners and