1 November 2006
 
Greetings all,
 
I am posting this request for information on behalf of an historian  
colleague whose specialty is in the religious history of  the Protestant Reformation 
era in Britain and its colonies (ca.  early 1500s to mid-1700s).
 
He is presently working on a study of the physical alterations of  churches 
during this era, with specific attention on the removal and later  
reinstallation of altar rails.
 
Does anyone know of any church sites of this era that have  been excavated in 
the early colonial US, Caribbean, or UK where an altar  rail was documented?  
Any evidence of its potential removal  and/or reinstallation would be a 
bonus! 
 
Any leads towards potential sources would be greatly appreciated!   Please 
reply off-list.
 
Cheers,
Tom Beaman
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Thomas E. Beaman, Jr, RPA