Michael and his mother had gone up to kneel at the altar rail.

The service began, I and some other converts standing together near to the altar rail.

He led her to the altar rails, where a couple of chairs had been placed ready for them.

There was a loose board up by the altar rail.

She was far down ahead, at the end of the aisle, on her knees before the altar rail.

The altar rails are dated 1677, and the holy table is from the same period.

They stood in an aimless way before the altar rails.

The pulpit is 17th-century; the altar rails are from that century or early in the 18th.

The altar rails are of the early 17th century.

She had left her pew and was coming up to the altar rail.

The communion rail was long enough for just seven people.

As they came up to the communion rail she said, "Do you think we got through?"

Until then, the holy table and communion rail were along that wall.

The communion rail is in stone and dates from the 19th century.

But now she showed her hand, and it was no stranger to the Communion rail.

She turned and walked with the priest in silence to the communion rail.

The communion rails are in iron and date from about 1830.

On each side of the pulpit is a communion rail.

The gates to the former communion rail were made into table tops.

Portions of the original communion rail were used in construction.