Bespoke Altar Rails
Altar or communion rails must fulfil practical considerations and aesthetically complement the architecture, furnishings and decoration of the church. To do this they may be designed to be either freestanding, removable or fixed.
Such rails delineate the space in which the altar or communion table stands for the serving of communion to the congregation. In modern times it is more likely to signify a meeting place between clergy and people rather than, as was once the case, a barrier between them.
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