Flitch of bacon custom original stones on which the couple knelt had been removed and the chair on which they were carried if successful is kept permanently in Little Dunmow Priory. However, replacements for both of these have been provided for the modern ceremony. The modern trials are held in the town of Great Dunmow rather than the location of the original custom at Little Dunmow, a smaller nearby village. Dunmow claims to be the only location to have continued the "flitch of bacon" custom into the 21st century. Although the flitch ceremony at Dunmow is generally held to have originated with the Fitzwalters
Flitch beam from "The American Architect and Building News" compares three alternatives in a hypothetical railway station “in which the second story is devoted to offices, and where we must use girders to support the second floor of 25-foot span, and not less than 12 feet on centres if we can avoid it. This would give us to be supported by the girder a floor area of 12’ x 25’ = 300 square feet” and 31,500 pounds of load. After performing calculations the beams compare as follows: The article also cites the fire-retardant character of the flitch beam, “in case of a