Side Altar

The altar in the south aisle was known as the altar of our Lady of Pity - one of the Peckhams requested that her body “might be laid to rest in front of the statue to our Lady of Pity in Wrotham Church".  The rerodos above the altar was designed by Sir Ninian Comper in 1907.  It is a beautiful example of his work and frames a painting with blue-robed, rose-chapleted angels of the Wilton Diptych.  The rerodos is flanked on each side by riddles and curtains.

  Rood Screen

The rood screen is 14^th century, with square headed lights.  It is capped by a later plinth and seven candlesticks which are believed to be 18^th century.  The original rood loft would have been removed during the Reformation,

but the staircase that led to it remains and can be accessed from a doorway at the north east corner of the south aisle

  Nuns Gallery

The staircase leading to the rood loft continues to a passage running above the chancel arch from the south to the north aisle, with openings looking both east and west into the Church.  This highly unusual feature of enigmatic purpose is referred to as the Nuns Gallery, but how the name originated is unknown.  There has been much speculation about its purpose – it was possibly used to light lanterns/lamps which illuminated the Rood below, or it could have been a place which enabled people to watch over relics that may have been placed at the Altar when Archbishops stayed at the adjoining Archbishop’s Palace.