St Tibb's Door-Knockers
Anyone approaching the main door to the Marringdon Hall building of St Tibb's (the public face of the school) will notice the two lions-headed gold door-knockers. Over the years, there have been many myths and legends developed about these items. None of the myths are true but that does not prevent them from circulating amongst the more credulous students of the school.
The main myth is that any student who has committed a disciplinary offence in the past day may hold onto the knocking ring on either door and claim amnesty from any punishment due to her. This is similar to the real 'sanctuary knockers' that have existed on churches and cathedrals from early times, but in the case of the St Tibb's door-knockers, there is nothing to enforce the claims of sanctuary, and any girl who has tried to escape punishment for something in breach of school rules has soon found out how much truth there is to her claimed immunity (i.e., none at all).
Another myth is that the knockers are made of pure gold, which would make them a prime target for any thief becoming aware of them since they must weigh a considerable amount and, thus, be worth a lot of money when melted down and sold as bullion. Since there has never been any report of the knockers ever being stolen or even attempted to be stolen, thieves must not consider them worth the effort and therefore not valuable in monetary terms.
One rumour that is true, however, is that using the knockers in the intended way (i.e., lifting the knocking ring and letting it fall to create a sound which resounds loudly throughout the building) is forbidden and any student caught doing this will be instantly given detention. Visitors to the school are instructed to use the intercom to alert staff of their presence if the main doors are locked, and the door-knockers are purely decorative and only there today to provide a link to the legacy and history they represent.
Finally, the opportunity to make crude innuendos should never be overlooked, and with 'knockers' being a British slang term for the female breasts (particularly large and pendulous ones), this provides plenty of fuel for giggling girls to laugh and snort at the "golden knockers" being a beautiful thing to see at St Tibb's.
(Posed and rendered in PoserPro 11, uniform created in Marvelous Designer 9.5, postwork in PSP 2022.)
The main myth is that any student who has committed a disciplinary offence in the past day may hold onto the knocking ring on either door and claim amnesty from any punishment due to her. This is similar to the real 'sanctuary knockers' that have existed on churches and cathedrals from early times, but in the case of the St Tibb's door-knockers, there is nothing to enforce the claims of sanctuary, and any girl who has tried to escape punishment for something in breach of school rules has soon found out how much truth there is to her claimed immunity (i.e., none at all).
Another myth is that the knockers are made of pure gold, which would make them a prime target for any thief becoming aware of them since they must weigh a considerable amount and, thus, be worth a lot of money when melted down and sold as bullion. Since there has never been any report of the knockers ever being stolen or even attempted to be stolen, thieves must not consider them worth the effort and therefore not valuable in monetary terms.
One rumour that is true, however, is that using the knockers in the intended way (i.e., lifting the knocking ring and letting it fall to create a sound which resounds loudly throughout the building) is forbidden and any student caught doing this will be instantly given detention. Visitors to the school are instructed to use the intercom to alert staff of their presence if the main doors are locked, and the door-knockers are purely decorative and only there today to provide a link to the legacy and history they represent.
Finally, the opportunity to make crude innuendos should never be overlooked, and with 'knockers' being a British slang term for the female breasts (particularly large and pendulous ones), this provides plenty of fuel for giggling girls to laugh and snort at the "golden knockers" being a beautiful thing to see at St Tibb's.
(Posed and rendered in PoserPro 11, uniform created in Marvelous Designer 9.5, postwork in PSP 2022.)
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