13 December 1891
Nov 17, 2020
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Church furnishings were serious business at St Mary’s, the vestrymen of the church objected to a communion cloth bearing the initials “IHS”. Eleven of them marched into the church and tried to take the cloth, while Rev Samuel Smartt seized the other end: “An exciting scene followed, both parties pulling and tugging.”
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