Tour Scotland photograph of the Quire, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow, Scotland. The Quire dates from the middle of the 13th century. The seating is arranged with the pews facing east in manner of Reformed worship. These pews, together with the carved stalls in the in the north and south aisles were originally installed between 1851 and 1856. A quire, is the area of a church or cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and church choir. It is in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary which houses the altar and Church tabernacle. In larger medieval churches it contained choir stalls, seating aligned with the side of the church, so at right angles to the seating for the congregation in the nave.
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