Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 396
ORRERY IN BELL TOWER. Minster.] A PECULIAR CUSTOM. 740 lectern, and to say in a loud voice, ^ All who arc prepared to receive the HolyCommunion draw near. All who did so came to the chancel and remainedkneeling at the benches or the choir-stalls, until the sacred elements were … TUB HBBART. brought to each one. This custom was discontinued with the abolition of the rails,and only three are now in use. But week-days and services alike these remain.The rails formerly were covered with fair linen cloths, which, through allthe days of strife and struggle, of conquests and…
Cathedrals · Church architecture · Abbeys
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