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Category Archives: Religious architecture

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Gwennap Pit

Nov 30, 2021Daisy GraceCornwall, Religious architectureNot on Wikipedia

Amphitheatre in which John Wesley preached between 1762 and 1789, occupying a depression that was possibly formed by the subsidence of underground mine workings.

Retable

Oct 15, 2021Eric CorbettReligious architectureRedirect

Redirected to reredos.

Lych gate

Sep 16, 2021Daisy GraceReligious architecture

Roofed-over gateway into a churchyard.

Misericord

Dec 1, 2020Eric CorbettReligious architectureBetter than Wikipedia

Wooden ledge on the underside of a folding seat in a church, intended to support a member of the congregation while standing.

Apse

Sep 17, 2020Eric CorbettReligious architectureBetter than Wikipedia

Semicircular or polygonal termination of the chancel, which is typically situated at the eastern end of a Christian church.

Box pew

Sep 11, 2020Daisy GraceReligious architecture

Type of church seating with enclosed sides.

Nave

Sep 11, 2020Eric CorbettReligious architecture

Central part of a church, used by the laiety.

Reredos

Sep 6, 2020Eric CorbettReligious architectureBetter than Wikipedia

Large ornamented wall, screen, or other structure placed behind the altar in a Christian church.

Lavatorium

Jun 18, 2019Eric CorbettReligious architecture, Religious buildings

Structure close to the refectory of a monastery, providing washing facilities.

Devil’s door

May 13, 2019Eric CorbettFolklore & folklorists, Religious architecture, Superstition

Blocked-up door in the north wall of a church, once believed to have been an escape route for the Devil when he left a child as a result of the sacrament of baptism.

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