The Great Rood. Rood is an old word for Cross - Holy Rood is Holy Cross. In the centre is the figure of Our Lord on the Cross, triumphantly treading down the Devil, shown as the Serpent, under his feet, and having on one side St Mary, His Mother, and on the other St John, the Apostle and Evangelist. Two Seraphim with their six wings, as described by Isaiah, stand at the ends, and are copied from the famous traditional angels at Halberstadt. The inscription on the scrolls held by the Angels on the face of the beam is copied from an old church in Antwerp (it is also found in Scotland) and is :

EFFIGIEM CHRISTI DUM TRANSIS PRONUS HONORA, SED NON EFFIGIEM SED QUEM DESIGNAT ADORA.

"When you pass before this representation of Christ, reverence it humbly : but worship not the representation, but Him whom it portrays."

The Screens, which run across the church, are fine specimens of woodwork, executed, like the Rood, by Thompson of Peterborough, and given in 1919 by Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wood in memory of their son, Ernest Richard Gardner Wood, who fell in the 1914 War, at Lens, and of others who with him made the supreme sacrifice.

The Organ is a three-manual instrument by Harrison and Harrison of Durham. It is remarkable for its delicate voicing and tone, and the specially planned chamber, higher than the length of the longest 32-foot pipes, allows this to be appreciated to the utmost. The diapason tone is specially fine. It is approached by a stone staircase, an unusual feature in a parish church, and is similar to those at Hexham and Ripon. The three churches, all associated with the names of St Wilfrid's, are also alike in their massive towers. On the east supporting wall of the staircase may be seen the only bit of ancient carved stone in the church. It is a beautiful little quatrefoil opening for air and light. This was thrown away about 1860 at a "restoration" of the Early English Church of Kimberley, Norfolk. It was saved by the Rev. J. E. P. Bartlett, the succeeding Rector, and inserted here to link "Ancient and Modern ". From the stone parapet at the top of the steps there is an intriguing and exceptionally fine view of the High Altar and south chapel.