6 - The "Lower" Altar and Rood Screen

Although much damaged in the Reformation, the modern Chapter has so arranged this altar to give something of a better idea of the original look of this second enclosure where Mass was offered to the common people.  Also, here we encounter another example of how the masons who built the early church communicated the purpose of the building in arrangements of numbers.

The Abbey Cathedral of St Albans
  1. Starting point - The clocktower
  2. 1 - Romeland Green with views of the Abbey Gatehouse and East Entrance to Cathedral
  3. 2 - The Cathedral from outside its Western end
  4. 3 - The Western entrance and a puzzle in three
  5. 4 - Inside the Western Doors
  6. 5 - The Great Nave - Function and Mystery
  7. 6 - The "Lower" Altar and Rood Screen
  8. 7 - The Abbot's Entryway
  9. 8 - The Great Crossing - Heart of the Abbey and its functions
  10. 9 - The High Altar and Great Screen
  11. 10 - The Sanctuary and Shrine of the Saint
  12. 11 - The Lady Chapel
  13. 12 - A view of the Abbey and Cathedral as a whole
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