The Corpus of ROMANESQUE SCULPTURE in Britain & Ireland
Cathedral church, formerly collegiate church
Cathedral church, formerly collegiate church
A former collegiate church, now used as the Cathedral of the diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, but still most commonly refered to as Southwell Minster. It consists of a nave with N porch and two W towers, N and S transepts with crossing tower, choir screen and chapel to the N transept. The Romanesque portions are entirely a three-storey elevation, with a gallery in the nave and presumably the former E end. Beyond the choir screen is the presbytery with two lateral chapels to N and S, vestries and an octagonal chapter house on the N side of the presbytery complete the structure. The Romanesque portions of the structure are the nave, the crossing and W towers, the N porch and the transepts.