CHAPTER IV

THE FURNITURE OF A MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH: CONCLUSION

46. Remains of medieval decorations 98

47. Mural paintings 98

48. Stained glass 102

49. Coloured furniture of stone and wood 105

50. Furniture of the nave and aisles: font and benches 106

51. Chapels in aisles 109

52. Pulpits, galleries, etc. 110

53. The rood screen 112

54. The rood loft and beam 116

55. Quire stalls and lectern 117

56. Levels of the chancel 119

57. The altar and its furniture 120

58. Piscina, sedilia, and almeries 122

59. The Easter sepulchre 124

60. Exceptional furniture 128

61. Parish churches after the Reformation 129

62. Later parish churches 130

63. Post-reformation work and modern restoration 131

Bibliography 134

Index 137

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

St Benet's, Cambridge: west tower from N.W. _Frontispiece_

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Sketch of Hallaton, chantry chapel in S. aisle 25

Plan of Cirencester Church 40

Plan of Burford Church 43

Plan of St Michael's Church, Coventry 46

Plan of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry 47

Norton, Co. Durham: Saxon central tower, with transept 52

Carlton-in-Lindrick, Notts: west tower 57

Tickhill, Yorkshire: general view from S.E., shewing clerestory, western tower and projecting eastern chapel 63

St Mary's, Beverley: south porch 69

Cirencester: south porch 72

Patrington: north side of chancel and vestry 83

Walpole St Peter: from N.E. 86

Wensley: chancel, with low side window, from S.E. 91

St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol: from N.E. 95

Patrington: interior, looking across nave from S. transept 99

Well, Yorkshire: font cover 107

Banwell, Somerset: rood screen 113

Hawton, Notts: Easter sepulchre 125