Chancellor favours advice of Tower Captain over that of church architect

Whilst much attention is given to the safety issues surrounding the ringing of church bells, a recent consistory court judgment considered those aspects associated with access to the ringing chamber via a spiral staircase. This post considers these and other related matters raised in Re All Saints Rothbury [2018] ECC New 3. Different aspects of access to a new ringing platform were reported in an earlier post on Re St. Nicholas Codsall [2018] ECC Lic 1 in which different criteria were assessed by the court.
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