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The Nave is where the people of the congregation sit. The word itself comes from the Latin word 'navis'
which means 'a ship'. It is the source of our word 'navy'. The idea was that the church is like a boat, rescuing
people who are sinking in a sea of wickedness and evil.
The pews are the long wooden benches on which the people sit. In the early 19th century, the pews in this church were
quite different. They were rectangular, with panelled divisions between them, which were so high that it was impossible for the occupants
sitting in them to see anything that was going on in the service unless they stood up. There were doors into each 'walled' pew and seating
arranged around the four walls of each pew. In 1842, the pews were altered so that all the benches faced the same way. Finally, those pews
were removed in 1912.
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