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Historical Archive: Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham Interior of Eastern Transept 1242-1290, Richard of Farnham probably master mason Feretory (shrine) of Saint Cuthbert, east of high altar behind Neville Screen Chapel of the Nine Altars from west: choir with Neville Screen, feretory canopy visible through screen stair from north aisle down to eastern transept feretory from southeast; St. Cuthbert holding St. Oswald's head, 15th c. "Egglestone marble" (dark limestone) tomb slab of St. Cuthbert feretory from northeast, with people for scale center altar on eastern wall; frontal and retable panels: design Leo Childs 1994, embroidered by Cathedral Broderers retable panels left retable panel for St. Cuthbert center retable panel for St. Aidan right retable panel for St. Bede blind arcade on south end of east exterior wall blind arcade on south end of east exterior wall, farther south east wall with passageway, pier with "Frosterley marble" shafts (dark limestone); memorial plaque of Elizabeth Bright 1799 east wall with arch and passageway east wall capital, arches, and corbel northwest pier of eastern transept crossing capital, northwest pier of eastern transept crossing vault at south end of transept vault, foliate boss south ring boss of vault vault ribs vault ribs