Back on the rails

Yesterday, Sara and I attended a small ceremony at St Cynbryd’s church, Llanddulas, to mark the re-erection of the churchyard railings.

The old railings were taken down during the war, ostensibly – like the railings of Buckingham Palace and many other public buildings up and down the country – to be melted down for munitions manufacture. In fact, much of the metal removed was never used, and it has been suggested that large quantities were dumped at sea.

In any event, it has taken some 65 years for the Llanddulas railings to be replaced, so a small celebration – complete with tea and scones – was entirely justified.