Church pews and poppyheads in St Agnes Church, Cawston

Church pews and poppyheads in St Agnes Church, Cawston

This item written by John Kett appeared in the Parish Magazine in 1990. John explains how seating within a church evolved from having no seating at all to seating for all the congregation.

Before the 13C there was no seating in our churches. The first seats were attached to the wall of the church but by the time St Agnes was built in the 15C provision of pews became general.

To find out more about the history of the seating in St Agnes Cawston click on files to view full screen

John Kett & Naomi Horrocks

Cawston Parish magazine 1990
Photographs Naomi Horrocks January 2023

13C to now

John Kett