Lectern, c15th century? mb-code 42-22103279 A Greenwich Pensioner with a

A Greenwich Pensioner with a wooden leg takes the hand of a soldier

'The Prospect Before Us'

four unhappy men at Smithfield and four unhappy men at the Corn Exchange bemoan the effect of peace

21st October 1980 *** Local Caption *** Scanned from trannies held at the Coventry Telegraph

Lectern, c15th century? mb-code 42-22103279 A Greenwich Pensioner with aLectern, c15th century?, (1843). This item was dragged out of the lake at Newstead c 1750. It is believed to have been thrown into the lake at the time when the dissolution of the monasteries was first threatened. It was made of brass and composed of several pieces; the boss was found to contain parchments. It would have been used to read the litany in the chapel of Newstead Abbey. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the