{"product_id":"2940014088268","title":"Old Church Lore","description":"Old Church Lore by William Andrews, F.R.H.S., author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Old-Time Punishments,” “Historic Yorkshire,” etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe welcome reception from the public and the press accorded to my volume entitled “Curiosities of the Church,” has induced me to issue another work on similar lines. Like that book, this one shows how closely the Church in bygone times was linked with the national and social life of the people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn attempt has been made to blend instruction and entertainment, and present out-of-the-way facts drawn from unpublished documents and other sources, which do not usually come under the notice of the reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Andrews, Hull Literary Club, August 1st, 1891 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS \u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Clog Almanack.\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Right of Sanctuary.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Ancient Knocker, Durham Cathedral.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Beverly Sanctuary Chair.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Romance of Trial.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. A Fight between the Mayor of Hull and the Archbishop of York.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Chapels on Bridges.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Old London Bridge.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Bradford Bridge.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: St. Mary’s Bridge-Chapel, Derby.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Our Lady’s Chapel, Rotherham Bridge.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: North-West View of Wakefield Chapel, Previous to Re-Building.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Sculpture in the Central Compartment of the West Front.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: North-East View of Wakefield Bridge-Chapel, 1810.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Charter Horns.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: The Horn of Ulphus.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: The Pusey Horn.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: kyng knowde geue wyllyam pewse þus horne to holde by þy lond\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Old English Sunday.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Sunday in the Olden Time.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. The Easter Sepulchre.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Easter Sepulchre at Patrington.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. St. Paul’s Cross.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Eyam Cross.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: The Preaching Cross, St. Paul’s.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Cheapside Cross.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Northampton Cross.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Puritans Destroying Cheapside Cross.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. The Biddenden Maids Charity.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Biddenden Cake.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Plagues and Pestilences.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: The Broad Stone, East Retford.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. A King Curing an Abbot of Indigestion.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. The Services and Customs of Royal Oak Day.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Castleton Garland.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Marrying in a White Sheet.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Marrying under the Gallows.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. Kissing the Bride.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. Hot Ale at Weddings.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Marrying Children.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. The Passing Bell.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Concerning Coffins.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Parish Coffin, Easingwold Church.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Recess for Parish Coffin, Youghal Churchyard.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21. The Curfew Bell.\u003cbr\u003eIllustration: Couvre-Feu.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22. Curious Symbols of the Saints.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23. Acrobats on Steeples.","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162859880688,"sku":"2940014088268","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014088268_p0.jpg?v=1763600437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014088268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}