Watching the Sepulchre

If no one sends a more satisfactory reply to the query about "Watching the Sepulchre," the following extract from Parker's *Glossary of Architecture* (3rd edit. p. 197.) will throw some light on the matter:— "In many churches we find a large flat arch in the north wall of the chancel near the alter, which was called the Holy Sepulchre; and was used at Easter for the performance of solemn rites commemorative of the resurrection of our Lord. On this occasion there was usually a temporary wooden erection over the arch; but, occasionally, the whole was of stone, and very richly ornamented. There a…