Brough St Stephen

Features and Fittings

Chancel

Rood screen

Rood screen detail

Rood screen in 1983

Sedilia and piscina

Rood Screen

19th century wrought iron screen with paired gates and decorative cross above (approx. 13ft across and 11ft high); leading to former vestry there is a wrought iron gate.

Sedilia

In the south east corner of the Chancel is a triple pointed arched sedilia.

Piscina

Also in the south east corner is a pointed arched piscine.

Nave

Font

The font in 1986

The font cover
in 1986

In the middle of the west end of the Nave stood an octagonal stone font on a square base with elaborate crocketed timber cover.

Lectern

In the south-east corner of the nave was a wooden lectern.

Choir Stalls

To the left and right just ahead of the font were two sets of four re-sited choir stalls (origin unknown).

Seating

Wooden chairs and
chandeliers in
the nave (1983)

There were no pews; instead the chapel was filled with around 80-100 plain wooden chairs with book rests.

Lighting

The chapel was lit by five elaborate wrought iron chandeliers (four in the Nave and one in the chancel).

Hymn Boards

To the left and right of the chancel arch were two small wooden hymn boards.