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Home > Building > Architecture > Chancel
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Stone stairs ascend from the nave to the chancel. The pulpit and
lectern are carved of limestone, with figures representing the Old
and New Testaments. Over the pulpit is a dark oak canopy carved
with figures of angels and Christ the King. The Great Chancel Window
(the central window in the altar area) portrays New and Old Testament
figures and, at the top, the face of God.
Below the window, the altar area is surrounded by oak handcarved
with figures and symbols of the Christian faith. In addition to
the five-foot-high silver cross on the altar (added in 1980),
the reredos (the structure forming the back of the altar) has
two carved wooden crosses, a small one carved on a shield and
a much larger one above it (added in 1935). A limewood tryptich
(three-part sculpted wood scene) above the altar portrays three
moments from the life of Christ: Christ teaching in the temple,
Christ before Pilate, and Christ being ministered to by the women
in the tomb. In the towers of the reredos are four limewood figures
of saints: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Gregory the Great, St. George,
and St. Augustine.
View of the altar area
View of the reredos
The choir sits on either side of the chancel area, which is surrounded
by large chambers housing the Æolian organ. Visible in the
chancel are some of the organ’s pipes and its elaborately
carved oak casework. The organ console is located in the choir
stall, behind the lectern.
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