rood loft
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There are also remains of a mural painting of St. Christopher on the north wall, and of others on the wall above the rood loft.
From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin
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
The nave, from the crossing to the rood loft, and part of the transepts are, undoubtedly, the oldest portions of the existing edifice.
From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald
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.
The beautiful high altar, the rood loft, the choir stalls, have long disappeared.
From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine
