choir stalls
Church bench enclosures
Choir stalls are the wooden seats, typically arranged in rows facing each other, where clergy and choir members sit during church services.
Found in the chancel of churches and cathedrals, they often feature ornate carvings, high backs, and sometimes hinged seats with misericords—small ledges that provide support during long periods of standing.
The medieval choir stalls were among the cathedral's most treasured features.
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- apseVaulted church recess
- chancelAltar-adjacent clergy space
- pewWorship hall seating
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- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- cathedralsnave, apse, transept, spire, altar
- church architecturealtar, altars, nave, naves, aisle
- church choirchoirboys, choirmaster, chorister, choral, alto
- church featuresaltar cloth, altar rail, apse, baptismal font, baptistery
- church furnishingsaltar cloth, pew, altar rail, baptismal font, pews