rood loft
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Outside the church, near the top of the wall of a cupola-shaped finial of the rood loft turret is an old sun dial.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway
It is therefore possible to obtain from these stone carvings a very good idea of how the rood looked when it was set up in the rood loft.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
He died August 8, 1369, and was buried in the cathedral, before the rood loft.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See by Quennell, C. H. B. (Charles Henry Bourne)
It must not, however, be taken for granted that a rood loft existed in every church.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
Whether or no the setting up of the rood in the rood loft will ever again become customary in the English Church, is a question time alone can solve.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
