The rood screen here is just outside the altar rails, being used as a front for choir stalls.
Here the rood screen is placed just behind the pulpit as a mini-screen to separate the choir stalls from the nave.
Today, the screen has been moved to the back of the pews, and four bays remain.
The rood loft (see article by Michael Begley) was accessed from the stair which was set into the eastern pillar of the third bay on the south side of the church. The stair leads to a doorway on the triforium above. The loft was attached to the top of the screen, and was quite a substantial structure, because it had a variety of uses. Candles and hanging lamps were placed before the rood itself (the statue of the crucified Christ, with Mary and John standing on each side), and these had to be maintained. The rood was also veiled during lent, requiring a series of pulleys to lift the veil into position. Choirs sang from the rood loft, and on the few occasions that the parish priest would preach a sermon, he would do so from the loft. In great churches there might well be an organ installed on the loft, so that the choir and choirmaster could be near each other, and cooperate more fully in the production of music for the services.