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A History of the County of Lancaster
… comprising nave and south aisle under one roof with the sanctuary at the east end. The building was repaired in 1788, … roof was renewed and covered with stone slates, and the sanctuary lengthened 15 ft. 6 in. to the east as a chancel, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… four square ones at the east end, two on each side of the sanctuary north and south of the altar, which had a rail on … The east end is now raised two steps and rearranged as a sanctuary. The east window is modern, of three cinquefoiled … of the two easternmost windows north and south of the sanctuary, but the rest of the glass is modern. Externally …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… are now filled with seats, the middle portion forming the sanctuary. The transepts, however, appear to be later …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… proper, which has blank walls on either side, is now the sanctuary, the quire stalls and modern chancel arrangement …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… arches, the middle recessed space of which was the sanctuary proper, while north and south were private pews, … panelling on both the north and south sides of the old sanctuary. There are also four of the oak stalls from the old …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… wall, and has a trefoiled head, but the bowl has gone. The sanctuary is still marked by a late 17th or early … there is a square oak pew in the north-east corner of the sanctuary. The altar table is of oak, and is probably the one … church are modern benches without backs. The floor of the sanctuary is slightly raised round the table and along the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… extends 15 ft. from the east end, but the original sanctuary appears to have occupied only 7 ft., that length of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… be surmised. In the 16th century rebuilding the nave and sanctuary were included under one roof in a rectangular … wall of which is constructed with the stones of the old sanctuary and including the 16th-century three-light …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… ft., and about one-third of its length is taken up by the sanctuary, the remaining two-thirds constituting the nave. The sanctuary end, which in reality faces south-west, is much … in the wall gives a very excellent lighting effect. The sanctuary has a richly moulded oak cove and elaborately …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… been displayed in the examination of a recess used as a sanctuary by the priest (and possessor), Father Robert …