Bible Encyclopedias
Watching Loft

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

is an apartment over the aisle, sacristy, or porch of a Church or cathedral, from which the great shrines were observed by the watchers of the Church. Such lofts remain at Nuremberg, Germany; and at Oxford, Lichfield, St. Albans, Westminster, Exeter, Hereford, and other places in England.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Watching Loft'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​w/watching-loft.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.