 A statue of St Phillip was beyond repair and was removed and replaced with a modern statue by Laurence Tindall.The Abbey is built of Bath stone, which gives the exterior its yellow colour, and is not a typical example of the Perpendicular form of Gothic architecture; the low aisles and nave arcades and the very tall clerestory present the opposite balance to that which was usual in perpendicular churches.As this building was to serve as a monastic church, it was built to a cruciform plan, which had become relatively rare in parish churches of the time.