rood loft
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A memorandum in the churchwardens' accounts speak of him setting up a pair of organs on the rood loft.
From Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.
The rood loft, the oak stalls, and the reredos in the chapel of the Virgin are masterpieces in a similar style.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
It must not, however, be taken for granted that a rood loft existed in every church.
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)
The piers at the chancel entrance contain the staircases leading to the roofs and formerly to the rood loft.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Woodhouse, Frederick W.
