ABSTRACT
The Dean and Chapter, after an appeal for funds from the public, gave orders that the vast ancient floor of the whole nave, the transepts, the crossing and the choir was to be taken up. The ancient floor originally of stone slabs was now a hotch potch of ledger stones, some with carved inscriptions, some with the indents of long-vanished brasses. The stones were all worn and uneven. The Dean and Chapter resolved to sweep all the old paving away and lay a floor of new paving in a striking black and white pattern inspired by the paving pattern of Ancient Rome. Some ancient stones were retained but turned over and a new sawn face presented. The bold scheme was executed.
