England is a land
rich in past.

By NANCY WEATHERLEY

From ancient pubs that have

‘housed highwaymen and

hidden royalists to wind-
blown.. abandoned castles,
the countryside is full of his-
tory.

And for the visitor sear-
ching for more of England
than double-decker buses
and fish and chips there is a
wealth. of interesting tourist

pastimes.
One which has gained

England’s brasses
reveal history

considerable popularity in
recent years is brass rubbing.

Church brasses, which
were originally made to glo-
ify the dead, now give the
visitor clues to Britain’s past
as well as the means to at-
tractive wall hangings.

Brass rubbing supplies are
readily available. All you
need is a roll of black paper,
a rubbing stick (available in
silver, gold, and white),
scissors, tape and lots of
elbow grease.

Choose a brass — they
range from very tiny figures
to sizes that are bigger than
life; the more detail and bet-

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ter the condition of the brass
the better the final product
will be.

Cut the paper to cover the
brass, tape it to the sur-
roundings securely and you
are ready to begin.

First feel the outline with
the fingers then follow the
line with the rubbing stick.
After the outline is drawn
press heavily on the stick
and keep rubbing. It is
much like crayoning inside
the lines of a coloring book
— you must take care not to
draw outside the lines and
you have to keep a steady
pressure and rhythm so there
are no light patches or
spaces.

Depending on the size of
the brass, the rubbing takes
between half an hour and an
hour.

Before beginning check
with the church for permis-
sion. Most charge for a
permit, and some _ brasses,
worn down from years of
rubbing, are no longer
available.

If you're short of time or
don’t like the idea of kneel-
ing on a cold, stone church
floor for an hour, there are
lots of brass rubbing centres
with replicas of the real
thing. They'll provide the
visitor with materials and in-
struction for a low price.

Church brasses are
beautiful to look at, give in-
teresting details of past
costume and tradition and
the rubbings make unique
souvenirs of a stay in histor-
ic Britain.

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