rood loft
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On the south side of the chancel arch is a rood loft staircase turret, of which both the lower and upper door remain.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
In some churches the rood loft extended across the side aisles as well, and this necessitated the erection of a specially constructed turret at the east end of one of the aisles.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
This archway seems too wide to have been the entrance to the stairs leading to the rood loft, a use which has been suggested for it.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
W. Delph and W. T. Gilbert, 260; re St. John Timberhill rood loft, 452; re unlawful removal of church ornaments from St. Michael-at-Coslany, 492; deprivation of living, 499.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
The rood loft was damaged by the Puritans, and probably removed after the Restoration.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)
