All round the chapel on either side, above the arcading and sedilia, and
in the recess in which the Holy Table is placed, runs, carved in stone,
the trailing vine with leaves and grapes, emblematic of our Saviour, “The
True Vine,” and of the Wine of the Holy Eucharist; and in the carving of
the arcading and sedilia and of the small bosses of the quatrefoil work
of the arch that carries the east window, will be found the pomegranate,
the lily, and the rose, symbols of Hope and Immortality, of Purity and
Love, together with the eagle of St. John and the crossed keys of St.
Peter.