Kirkstall Abbey, Nave c.1955
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This view shows the prospect as revealed through the west door, seen in the previous photograph. This long and lofty space was originally divided into smaller chapels and areas where lay brothers could worship. At the back of the great columns were screens closing off the side aisles. A stone screen or pulpitum straddled the nave, surounded by a gallery from which the gospel was sung on festival days. Beyond the tower crossing was the choir, where the monks sat and chanted in wooden stalls.
An extract from Leeds Photographic Memories.
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