36. Chambers above porches 71 37. Altars in towers: habitations in connexion with churches 73 38. Variety of position of the tower 75 39. The chancel arch 76 40. Enlargement of the chancel and architectural treatment 78 41. Fourteenth century chancels in Yorkshire and the northern midlands 80 42. Decline of chancel building in the fifteenth century: the laity and the nave 85 43. Sacristies 88 44. Squints, priests' doors, low side windows 90 45. Crypts and bone-holes 95 CHAPTER IV THE FURNITURE OF A MEDIEVAL PARISH CHURCH: CONCLUSION 46. Remains of medieval decorations 98 47. Mural paintings 98 48. Stained glass 102 49. Coloured furniture of stone and wood 105 50. Furniture of the nave and aisles: font and benches 106 51. Chapels in aisles 109 52. Pulpits, galleries, etc. 110 53. The rood screen 112 54. The rood loft and beam 116 55. Quire stalls and lectern 117 56. Levels of the chancel 119 57. The altar and its furniture 120 58. Piscina, sedilia, and almeries 122 59. The Easter sepulchre 124 60. Exceptional furniture 128 61. Parish churches after the Reformation 129 62. Later parish churches 130 63. Post-reformation work and modern restoration 131 Bibliography 134 Index 137 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS St Benet's, Cambridge: west tower from N.W. _Frontispiece_ PAGE Sketch of Hallaton, chantry chapel in S. aisle 25 Plan of Cirencester Church 40 Plan of Burford Church 43 Plan of St Michael's Church, Coventry 46 Plan of Holy Trinity Church, Coventry 47