No, precisely because of the frightening expertise of #churchwardens…
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No, precisely because of the frightening expertise of #churchwardens…
Fine thread on #Churchwardens’ wands.
They are carried to protect the #Bishop from marauders and so the wardens process immediately before the Bishop, behind other clergy, as ‘bouncers’ - preferably wearing ear pieces for up-to-the-minute security news - and the Bishop’s chaplain processes behind.
#ChurchBells used to spread #goodwill and #blessings to hearers then they became memorials to #churchwardens who commissioned them