Slaidburn Parish Church, Three Decker Pulpit

Slaidburn Parish Church, Three Decker Pulpit
Slaidburn Parish Church, Three Decker Pulpit
Slaidburn Parish Church, Three Decker Pulpit
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Slaidburn Parish Church, Three Decker Pulpit
Slaidburn
This photograph shows the three decker pulpit, built in 1740 as part of the 18th Century alterations and now very rare.
The "three-deck" design of pulpit was introduced after the Reformation and very commonly established in Anglican Churches. The protestant form of worship focussed on the spoken word, in English rather than Latin, for all to understand. Therefore the pulpit assumed a new importance and was designed to be the centre of the congregation's attention. Preaching the Gospel was done from the top tier, reading of the Lessons was done from the middle tier with the bottom tier was reserved for the clerk who led the congregation's responses in prayer.
In the Victorian period, under the influence of several reform movements, especially perhaps the "Oxford Movement", there was a widespread desire to return to a more traditional "medieval" arrangement. New churches were built as if of ancient design and truly ancient Churches like Whalley returned to their original form.
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