Tag Archives: history

‘Are you priest or parson?’

Posted on 28/09/2026 by Scott Anderson

Fifty years ago on Parson Cross, a large housing estate on the outskirts of Sheffield, we did a lot of funerals. And we visited the family in their home before the funeral. On this occasion the husband was ‘C of … Continue reading →

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Puritans and Protestants

Posted on 26/08/2025 by Scott Anderson

“The truth is that the English puritan’s crusade against all forms of sensuous beauty in worship has had more effect than we realise upon our notion of the worship of the primitive church. It disconcerts us to find that that … Continue reading →

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Please don’t try and wear the burse on your head

Posted on 30/09/2015 by Scott Anderson

Period drama nowadays goes to extreme lengths to ensure accuracy. In every area, that is, save the ecclesiastical. There, I’m afraid, one is still likely to see a scene from a Jane Austen novel with the clergyman conducting a funeral … Continue reading →

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