reredos

At one time, before the erection of the reredos, the feretory must have been visible from the choir.

Like most Flemish productions, the reredos is wanting in grace.

On the east side of the reredos are some fine modern statues of the Virgin and other saints.

It is on the south side of the reredos, Gardiner's being on the north.

Of Abbot Horton's reredos, which was destroyed at the Reformation, only fragments remain.

In course of time the original east end was rediscovered, and the reredos renewed.

The first two are gone, but if they were as unlike Italian work as is the reredos, one may be sure215 that they were not by him.

Bishop Benson covered the reredos with stucco, and put up a huge gold sun in front of it.

Swallows fly in and out of their nests in the gold curlicues of the reredos.

Under the arch of the presbytery arcade nearest to the reredos, on the south side, is Bishop Day's tomb .