Herefordshire Through Time
Herefordshire Through Time
Aisle A side division of the nave, generally separated off by pillars.
Apse Semi-circular recess, especially at the east end of a church choir.
Canon An ecclesiastical title applied to the main clergy of Hereford. They were also known as prebendaries.
Clearstory or Clerestory An upper storey or part with its own row of windows, especially above the triforium in a church. (Clear = lighted and storey = upper level)
Crypt An underground cell or chapel.
Diocese The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction.
Nave The middle or main body of a church, generally west of the crossing, including or excluding the aisles.
Presbytery A church court. Part of the church reserved for the officiating priests, or the eastern extreme of a priest's house.
Pulpitum A rood-loft, a gallery over the rood-screen.
Reredos A screen, or panelling behind an altar or seat, a choir screen (also rood-screen).
Transept Part of the church at right angles to the nave.
Triforium A gallery, storey or arcade over an aisle.
Use of Hereford The adaptation of the rites of the Latin Church as used at Hereford Cathedral and in the diocese of Hereford. It included provisions for local saints.
Vestry A room in which the vestments (robes of the priest and choir) are kept. A robing room.
[Original author: Miranda Greene, 2003]