1855-1857

Updated: May 22, 2025

The restoration of 1855-1857 did not extend to the transept; but these were taken in hand in 1891, with the usual result namely, the destruction of some existing features, such as the seventeenth-century tracery of the north window, to make room for a nineteenth-century window in Decorated style, which, however, differs altogether from any window in the minster; the walls were raised about two feet and a roof of higher pitch put upon them, which necessitated alterations in the gables.

Rev. Thomas Perkins - Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory : A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings