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| The organ at St Marys is by Norman
and Beard and was installed in 1913. The outbreak of war in 1914 meant
that the manufacturer never came back to replace the 'temporary' asbestos
cover. A £65,000 appeal is underway [2001] to restore the organ,
described as the best example of its kind in the Diocese, to its original
condition, minus the asbestos cover! The organ cost £1,162 in 1913. It was originally hydraulically blown, but in 1934 it was cleaned and electrified. |
| The altar is a wooden table covered
with different coloured cloths according to the season of the Church Year.
It is the focal point of the church and the place where the bread and wine
are blessed [or consecrated] during Communion. In some churches the altar has been moved from the
sanctuary to the chancel or nave to give the feeling of a family
surrounding a table. The main altar at St Mary's was erected by the Revd.William Fowler in 1852 in memory of his wife, and was lengthened in 1922. The communion rail also dates to about 1852. |
| The pulpit is an enclosed platform on
a wooden or stone base, enabling the minister to see and be seen by the
congregation while he or she explains the Bible to them in the
sermon. The pulpit at St Marys dates to 1849, when the pews were also erected. Like the altar, the cloth hanging on the pulpit is changed according to the season of the Church Year. The hanging is usually green. |
| The sanctuary lamp is shown here
hanging before the aumbry or tabernacle in which are kept the bread and
wine which were consecrated during the Communion service. These then can
be taken and given to those who are unable to receive them in church due
to ill-health, etc. The sanctuary lamp is kept burning continuously to mark the presence of the body and blood of Christ in the aumbry. |
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