'New' pews in Lanchester Parish chuerch
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'New' pews in Lanchester Parish chuerch
Image: © Stanley Howe Taken: 21 Sep 2013
In 1939 when the last of the traditional 'family pew boxes' had been removed, new oak pews made by Robert Thompson of Kilburn (NRY) Image] were installed. His was the famous village furniture factory that signed all its products with a discreet carved mouse. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(Mouseman)_Thompson .
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Image Location
Latitude
54.82108
Longitude
-1.740688