Keywords: Suggestions on the Arrangement and Characteristics of Parish Churches Figure 01.png by J J McCarthy The idea of a Church entertained at present by most Church-builders is that it should be a simple oblong room of great or small dimensions as the case may require well ventilated and lighted and furnished with an altar at one end Figure 1 is the plan of a Church of this type A is the nave or as it is usually called the body of the Church; B the sanctuary; C the sacristy; D D porches; 1 is the communion railing; 2 2 reserved scats within the sanctuary; 3 the pulpit also within the sanctuary Scanned from J J McCarthy Suggestions on the Arrangement and Characteristics of Parish Churches p 8 1851 J J McCarthy PD-Art Suggestions on the Arrangement and Characteristics of Parish Churches Schematic church plans |