Church Pews and the Medieval Weather Forecast

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Jul 10, 201827:47Society & Culture

Tom Holland presents the history programme which connects the past with today. Enthusiasts for Victorian church architecture are furious that the pews designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott in Bath Abbey have been dismantl...

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