naveGlossary Term [1] walls heightened and the interior lightened by a clerestorey. Chantry chapels created either within the building or as additional structures provided places for prayers for those buried there. Taller towers and spires, paid for the local community, reflected pride in the parish church as a local landmark. Not all churches developed to this extent; for small and remote places the simple
chancelGlossary Term [2] and
naveGlossary Term [3] could suffice throughout the middle ages.
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