3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁East ▁tr anse pt ▁In ▁the ▁north - east ▁tr anse pt , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁v ault ing ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁central ▁oct ag onal ▁pier , ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁monument al ▁fragments ▁are ▁preserved , ▁forming ▁a ▁rich ▁and ▁varied ▁collection . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁beautiful ▁alt ar - t omb ▁of ▁al ab aster ▁and ▁pol ished ▁mar bles ▁ere cted ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁mem orial ▁to ▁a ▁former ▁Dean , ▁Richard ▁Daw es , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁eff ig y , ▁by ▁Mr . ▁No ble , ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁li ken ess ▁of ▁the ▁Dean , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁education ▁movement ▁about ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁south - east ▁tr anse pt ▁contains ▁mem orial s ▁of ▁several ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Here ford . ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁Gilbert ▁Ir ons ide ▁( d ied ▁ 1 7 0 1 ), ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁black ▁mar ble ▁tomb stone , ▁were ▁removed ▁to ▁this ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Mary ▁Som erset m ▁in ▁Upper ▁Th ames ▁Street , ▁London , ▁was ▁taken ▁down . ▁Here ▁also ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁a ▁curious ▁eff ig y ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist , ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁mar ble ▁b ust , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁work ▁of