Bishop's Palace

The Bishop's Palace, originally a Bishop's residence and now a school, dates from the 11th century with restorations carried out by Ewan Christian in 1858-1859. The building features a mix of quaternary and quarry flint, chert, with brick and stone dressings, and has horizontal brick bands along its facade. The roofs are plain and tiled. The structure is arranged in a large L-shape to the north of the Cathedral, with three and four storeys above 11th-century barrel vaulting.

The west facade was completely refaced during the 1858-1859 renovations and includes a central projecting bay with two stone mullion and transom windows at ground level, and sash windows above. To the right, there are five bays featuring mullion and transom windows with brick relieving arches above. To the left, there are four bays with stone mullion and transom windows, including one three-light and one large two-light window on the first floor. A 19th-century perpendicular window is located at the top right. The gables are centered with a stack on the extreme right, and square clustered stacks are present. The south elevation shows remains of a connecting bay to the Cathedral. The east wall retains blocked Romanesque windows, and there are six bays of barrel-vaulting with flat transverse arches. In the north-east corner, there is a brick-built undercroft, while to the north, a four-bay brick-built undercroft features a central pier. The former 'High Presence' Chamber has a fine Queen post roof above a 19th-century plaster vaulted hall.

The east wing is constructed of flint, with 19th-century flintwork at the first floor and horizontal brick courses. It has a pantile roof and two storeys, with two central first-floor traceried windows. A Romanesque arch on the right relates to the lower ground level, and there is a four-bay twin-aisled brick-built undercroft.