The Churching Stool
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The Churching Stool
Image: © Tiger Taken: 7 May 2016
This piece of ancient oak now hangs on the north wall of St Augustine's Church with the inscription: This hath bin the chvrch ing the mearring stoole and so it shall be still 1620 It was formerly attached to an old pew used for the service of Churching of Women, or thanksgiving after childbirth.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.051723
Longitude
0.546717