chancel screen
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Dr. Fosdick's party paused to study the great, stone chancel screen curving from reading desk to pulpit.
From Time Magazine Archive
The chancel screen is modern with the exception of the lower portion, which has been made up of the old fifteenth-century bench ends.
From The Cornish Riviera by Haslehust, E. W.
A stone chancel screen and a Norman font are also preserved.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The decorated oak chancel screen is again a noticeable feature, and its restoration has brought to light the remains of paintings on its lower panels.
From Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield by Walford, Edwin
"No; I believe it is only ancient custom which decides upon the chancel screen; it is, too, the most convenient part of the church for this purpose."
From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter
