Bishop Robert de Lymesay consecrating Eccleshall Church

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Date:August 1927

Description:Pageant depicting Bishop Robert de Lymesay consecrating Eccleshall Church, which Elias de Jantonice is rebuilding, 1090 AD.

Eccleshall Pageant was organised to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school, and to portray the history of the town. The pageant took place over four days (3 - 6 August) in the grounds of Johnson Hall.

Photograph donated by Stafford Historical and Civic Society, who retain copyright ownership.