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The nave (/ n eɪ v /) is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When a church contains side aisles , as in a basilica -type building, the strict definition of the term "nave" is restricted to the central ...
A small tower church built in timber, with a small eastern extension for the chancel and sometimes also a small "west-nave". Replacement of the chancel and west-nave, if present, using stone. Rebuilding of the ground floor of the tower in stone. Addition of north and south wings to the tower, to make a "winged square".
The chancel may be a step or two higher than the level of the nave, and the sanctuary is often raised still further. The chancel is very often separated from the nave by altar rails , or a rood screen , a sanctuary bar, or an open space, and its width and roof height is often different from that of the nave; usually the chancel will be narrower ...
It closed around this time, and in 2012 was converted by the architect Jonathan Lindh into a holiday let. In 2020, it was marketed for sale, for £650,000. [3] The church is built of sandstone with a tile roof, and consists of a nave and a chancel under one roof, a south porch, and a west tower.
The chancel barriers are also known in archaeology as chancel screens. Archaeological evidence for an early templon comes from the Cathedral of St. John at Stoudios in Constantinople, a basilica dedicated to John the Baptist, built around 463. The chancel barrier surrounded the altar in a π shape, with one large door facing the nave and two ...
Wooden and iron altar rails in St Pancras Church, Ipswich. The altar rail (also known as a communion rail or chancel rail) is a low barrier, sometimes ornate and usually made of stone, wood or metal in some combination, delimiting the chancel or the sanctuary and altar in a church, [1] [2] from the nave and other parts that contain the congregation.
Apse and Nave, c. 1888. The present building's nave, chancel and iconic apse were designed by architect E. M. Burns and incorporated the 1864 building as an east-west transept. Robert Packer Linderman, together with his sister Sally, and brother Garrett Brodhead Linderman Jr erected the chancel in memory of their father Dr. Garrett Brodhead ...
The chancel of Saint Stephen's Lutheran Church in Allentown; on the side left to the altar is the pulpit from which the Gospel is read by the pastor. On the side right of the altar is the lectern from which the Epistle is read, normatively by a reader.