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A History of the County of Oxford
… down the social scale during the 17th century, and forms, benches, and settles were gradually supplemented by chairs. … use of chairs reduced the need to improve the comfort of benches and forms, or perhaps reflecting a more general … at its far end, and a rail dividing the men's and women's benches. 239 In 1796 the chapel was to be 'pulled down, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… been reset in the north aisle. 61 Several 15th-century benches with poppy heads have been preserved. A matching …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… sex-foiled drain, 14th-century. Seating: In chancelfour benches with moulded rails and buttressed standards with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… entrance, and then and in the 18th century maintained benches around some of the great elms. 84 The stocks, …