A dangerous pulpit ??

"For centuries the word of God had been preached unhindered from the pulpit in the Church of All Saints – then along came the health and safety jobsworths.

Now the church has been forced to draw up guidelines after being warned by council officials that the pulpit is ‘dangerous’ and that preachers might be injured while climbing its seven spiral stone steps."

The pulpit in question, pictured at left, has been in use since the 16th century, in a church that dates to 1172, with no record of injured clergy...