reredos

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The Reredos was designed by Messrs. Slater & Carpenter, and has never been completed.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See by Corlette, Hubert C. (Hubert Christian)

Reredos at St. Alban’s, 249, 347; of Vintners’ Company, 251.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

Below the east window is a stone Reredos, having four panels with decorated arches on each side, north and south; with a central canopy of 3 compartments, nicely carved, and plain cross in the centre. 

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway

The Reredos is a very gorgeous piece of work, but it must be confessed that the effect is again not wholly satisfactory.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.

The Reredos Arch.—In the triforium stage over the entrances has Melchizedek on the north and Noah on the south.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur