Shrine of Saint William of Perth, c.1201

Shrine of Saint William of Perth, c.1201

Two Caen stone fragments of an elaborate piece of sculpture in high relief may have originated from the shrine of St William of Perth.

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Relief of Saint Paulinus, c.1150

Relief of Saint Paulinus, c.1150

A relief of a Romanesque bishop once adorning the West Facade possibly depicts St Paulinus.

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West Facade arcades, c.1150

West Facade arcades, c.1150

Romanesque sculpture reused in the spandrels of the Great West Window removed during Cottingham’s 1820s restoration, together with the evidence from other resued fragments in the vicinity, make it possible to piece together the form of the upper portions of the Romanesque west facade.

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The reliquary annex, c. 1100

The reliquary annex, c. 1100

Three plastered tufa stones, one depicting the shoulders of a Bishop with a halo possibly originated from a small annex on the east of the building proposed to be a reliquary for the bones of these two saints.

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Singing chorister fragment, 12th century

Singing chorister fragment, 12th century

Jeffrey West studies a fragment from the West Facade featuring a singing head.

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