As requested I e had a quick look through it I ve never seen the building and know nothing about it but from a cursory glance This facade is probably more Spanish than English in its overall composition being somewhat like that of Burgos Cathedral but without its spires No it s not What s Spanish about it It is rather wide for its height In who s opinion It s proportions look OK to me During the 16th century the space for cathedral services must have been very cramped citation needed This necessitated a rearrangement of the cathedral s furnishings Did cathedrals have furnishings beyond an altar and misericords etc and if they did what were they I don t see why they woudl have made the cathedral cramped pews etc weren t around at that time The tympanum of the arch is an empty niche It is entirely an empty niche or does the tympanum contain a niche The second remarkable feature of Bristol Cathedral Are we qualified to grade architectural elements by importance talk