to 33 ft. 6 in.
" " exterior 54 ft. 4 in.
" of Lady Chapel, interior 24 ft.
Diameter of tower piers, east and west 16 ft.
Distance between tower piers each way 24 ft.
Height of tower piers 43 ft.
" " arches 55 ft.
" of tower 144 ft.
Width of tower, east and west, exterior 47 ft.
" " north and south, exterior 45 ft.
Height of nave ceiling (from floor) 66 ft. 4 in.
" of ridge of high roofs 96 ft.
" of Lady Chapel vault 33 ft.
Total internal area (about) 39,240 sq. ft.
Height of floor above mean sea-level 340 ft.
[13] These are the dimensions given by Lord Grimthorpe; the
altitudes, except when otherwise stated, are measured from the
level of the floor at the west doorways.
[Illustration: GROUND-PLAN OF ST. ALBANS CATHEDRAL.]
***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BELL'S CATHEDRALS: THE CATHEDRAL
CHURCH OF SAINT ALBANS***
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