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The Organ Loft at The Church of St. Margaret of Antioch, Leigh Delamere, Wiltshire
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The loft is accessed via a door in the north aisle. The steps are steep and uneven and if you look at the top of each you can see a dip where they are worn from countless people walking on them. If you manage to stuggle up to the top you will see the organ mechanism takes up a great deal of space so it is very cramped. Not wanting to move or climb over anything, we just stood at the top of the stairs and took these shots. Amazingly, even this high up and out of sight, there are still elaborate decorations to the ceiling and walls and three stained glass windows. It rather feels like you have discovered a secret place!
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Entry door in the north aisle
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Photo Date: February 2012
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Through the door to the very worn and steep steps
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The only light comes through the yellow glass of the windows giving a warmly atmosphere
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On the right at the top of the stairs is this window More photographs
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Decoration on the roof supports
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Some sort of mechanism, perhaps for the organ
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Curved wood of the roof…
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...Thirteen years later we see marks on the wood - water ingress? or signs of repair?
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Photo Date: October 2025
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At the far end is a window. To the left is a door to the organ pipes
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Closer view of the window
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Another window but we cannot get any closer to see its detail
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Above the stairs, looking back, we see the rear of the organ screen
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A corbel
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Steps back down into the north aisle
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Photo Date: February 2012
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