This lectern was designed for Eglwys Cwymmin- Ancient Church of St. Margaret in Carmarthenshire in south-west Wales. The design which was intended to be carved in oak depicts a figure of St Margaret. A letter written to Jack from Philip Webb on 29 June 1903 (see The Letters of Philip Webb, Volume 4) explains how the design was not suited to the simplicity of the building, and was therefore rejected. Webb wrote “your good design- good in itself- is, I think, not likely to look as well in the church as it does in your sketch, and I’m sure would disappoint you ever saw the made thing in the building. Webb was working on the restoration of the church.
