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Glentham's long-lost Good Friday tradition
'The Washing of Molly Grimes' last happened in 1832.
A medieval statue of a woman in St. Peter's Church at Glentham was once part of an Easter tradition which died out in the 19th century.
The Washing of Molly Grimes involved seven maids from the village fetching water from a nearby well to wash the statue every Good Friday, for which they would receive a shilling.
The tradition was last recorded as taking place in 1832 but it's not known who the statue represents, nor if Molly Grimes was her real name.
Image courtesy of Adrian Gray.
