English Cathedrals - Manchester Choir - Choir , screen , organ pipes. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals. The main body of the cathedral largely derives from the wardenship of James Stanley (warden 1485?1506), and is in the Perpendicular Gothic style. Stanley was primarily responsible for commissioning the late-medieval wooden furnishings, including the pulpitum, choir stalls and the nave roof which is supported by angels with gilded instruments.