tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8190084866732933312024-02-20T23:13:33.544-08:00Historic ChurchesReflections on some of the beautiful churches across the UK and beyondMatt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-74288726774478580142013-12-19T01:27:00.001-08:002013-12-19T01:32:32.422-08:00Wall paintings found in St Cadoc's, Llancarfan<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_6jIYqMypuA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-55328389040633802372012-12-23T08:08:00.000-08:002013-01-21T08:14:25.997-08:00Breedon on the Hill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">
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The Priory Church, Breedon on the Hill, is probably the nearest of Simon <a href="http://historicchurches.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Jenkins%27%201000">Jenkins' 1000 Best Churches</a> to my house so I decided it was finally time to make a visit. We managed to combine a visit with a short pre-Christmas walk which was just about right for the children. Breedon's origins are Saxons and whilst the most interesting parts of the building are on the inside there were a few interesting features outside also.</div>
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Jenkins always seems to give extra marks for tombs and a few were in evidence here. Sadly they made photographing arguably the most significant item in this church - a hugely overbearing box pew - rather difficult to photograph.</div>
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Personally, I'm not as interested in displays of such grandeur as I am in more quirky, interesting, carvings and Breedon does not disappoint on this either with Saxon carvings all round the church. The most significant of these is this one of Mary who is depicted as a teacher - something of a departure from the family line, but there were a number of others such as four legged beasts and repeating patterns.</div>
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Beautiful little 12th century chapel near Worksop. There's a nice write up of it <a href="http://www.wlhg.co.uk/book/part5.htm">here</a>.
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We holidayed in Northumberland this year and so popped over to Holy Island (Lindisfarne) for the day. The photos were rather disappointing, but a great day was had by all, and I at least managed to get a semi-decent one of the famous rainbow arch as well as the above of the intricate carving on the gate.</div>
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Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-58482607223518762902012-05-11T14:41:00.009-07:002012-05-12T00:02:35.657-07:00Wellingborough (St. Mary)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/7178556238" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7230/7178556238_8581aa3f24_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1336775264481.707" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/7178539486" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8028/7178539486_e7d11f9c2c.jpg" id="blogsy-1336775264419.3254" class="alignnone" alt="" width="240" height="322" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/7178529116" target="_blank" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/7178529116" target="_blank" style=""></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/7178529116" target="_blank" style="clear: left; 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text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/7178555218" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7086/7178555218_77410b568d_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1336775264468.217" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="373" /></a></div>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-36121440375723818442012-03-13T04:00:00.000-07:002012-04-13T16:11:16.365-07:00Rothwell (Holy Trinity)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6928882060" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7130/6928882060_0e4972b7c7_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1334358669702.7898" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><p> Sadly this one was locked when I popped by for a visit; a beautiful exterior however.</p><p> </p>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-88226278464504065472012-02-25T12:27:00.000-08:002012-02-26T12:30:08.089-08:00Grace Dieu Priory, nr Loughborough<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6932557783_e3d0dc4791.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7210/6932557783_e3d0dc4791_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1330288192460.5127" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">Despite the name Grace Dieu Priory, near Osgathorpe in the Loughborough area was originally a nunnery. It's now on private land though access is permitted at visitor's own risk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6786440224" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7044/6786440224_5cbacbc0d5.jpg" id="blogsy-1330288192495.766" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6786438448" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7041/6786438448_5db957be3d.jpg" id="blogsy-1330288192487.1338" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6786437360" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7061/6786437360_df7718dd37.jpg" id="blogsy-1330288192495.4297" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><p> </p><p> </p>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-35625577068486833662012-02-16T00:13:00.000-08:002012-02-19T14:50:18.121-08:00Lowick (St. Peter's)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6895371225_f695a9242b.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6895371225_f695a9242b_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1329691735727.8394" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;">Lowick gets four stars from Simon Jenkins. Somehow I only managed to get this rather poor shot of the exterior, which doesn't really capture the majesty of the church with its eight fluttering weathervanes. I did manage to get some nice photos of the inside though regret not getting more of the 13th century glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6895371993" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7070/6895371993_9f596e8887_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1329691735805.6772" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6905665017_0ec6f4705f.jpg" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6905665017_0ec6f4705f_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1329691735738.3337" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6895322293" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7190/6895322293_5ecc54e8d6_b.jpg" id="blogsy-1329691735715.6438" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="668"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/Coriel11/6905752723" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7179/6905752723_faeeebebc0.jpg" id="blogsy-1329691973077.717" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></div><p> Holy Cross' local red sandstone gives this rare 18th century church a lovely appearance though apparently it is now giving the congregation problems due to erosion. Made all the nicer by seeing it in the snow.</p>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-80791420640546745592012-01-09T14:38:00.001-08:002012-01-09T14:38:17.633-08:00Round Church Cambridge<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_PD4CtFgRMHCJBq3vopmruIiWyGDObO-UUFEcXcpIclRFoRuuR4NocFbZeu7nBMkNad4_xH84VjAUTVpGEcb0naQfue4jFqSt_H89TNvRRDWF9KNHvPDkHlgpVKc5PMLITOKVUAOWOM/s640/blogger-image-432953071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_PD4CtFgRMHCJBq3vopmruIiWyGDObO-UUFEcXcpIclRFoRuuR4NocFbZeu7nBMkNad4_xH84VjAUTVpGEcb0naQfue4jFqSt_H89TNvRRDWF9KNHvPDkHlgpVKc5PMLITOKVUAOWOM/s640/blogger-image-432953071.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4xgNF9-RhU0u3CsBdD7ddroevNNOT2wkuIaxxW6nL7__UtahaRLUv06_i4V27lxLgHVfeCFi3WwPvYDvOzWpmedxq7sguN1vM9l_x1t9rPxyPVfgefjL6sdu4959JBmI3lHtySWDDa8/s640/blogger-image--422375870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4xgNF9-RhU0u3CsBdD7ddroevNNOT2wkuIaxxW6nL7__UtahaRLUv06_i4V27lxLgHVfeCFi3WwPvYDvOzWpmedxq7sguN1vM9l_x1t9rPxyPVfgefjL6sdu4959JBmI3lHtySWDDa8/s640/blogger-image--422375870.jpg" /></a></div>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-75252221983690398872011-08-22T01:51:00.001-07:002011-08-22T02:16:13.827-07:00Useful WebsiteJust uncovered a <a href="http://www.pbase.com/dgbimages/saxon_and_norman_churches">great website</a> of pictures of historic churches, particularly within Sussex.Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-74397880474623314862011-08-03T11:41:00.000-07:002011-09-19T11:57:11.411-07:00St Mary-in-Castro, Dover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CjTYkoZOsVluaJ4hapATlNJjBImgv88zXsd3mc4DugahfAOUvGv2-6bUUfw8x56Yl5YW7E2tR9B0x6dePj563k7yf2Di4cUYTCH4LZYrWb8c567zJDbsMwxZ6jCfoN_qjtcBVgcaE1I/s1600/Dover+1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1CjTYkoZOsVluaJ4hapATlNJjBImgv88zXsd3mc4DugahfAOUvGv2-6bUUfw8x56Yl5YW7E2tR9B0x6dePj563k7yf2Di4cUYTCH4LZYrWb8c567zJDbsMwxZ6jCfoN_qjtcBVgcaE1I/s1600/Dover+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654142898053400722" border="0" /></a>As I mentioned in the previous post that we holidayed in Dover this year. One of the main highlights of the trip was, of course, a visit to Dover Castle, perhaps the most impressive castle in the country. Contained there-in is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_in_Castro,_Dover">St Mary-in-Castro</a>.<br /><br />Parts of the current building go back to Saxon times, roughly 1000AD, and although, as the plaque below explains it had fallen into ruin, parts of the old building remain. Next to it is a Roman <span style="font-style:italic;">pharos</span> (lighthouse), parts of which were used by the Saxons who built the church.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI1ADk8IQ77MTQ55Ax8_XOiLmGVjXs8ow_umOV2bAmPr5LX2Cenr64ej57EvdunyuUO4_lH6TJ0zWpRzpvBI7Kxh42Yw1NUQ2YP42zKopsdqcOp74oTgHOOCVUbV6sADzhuwcCeDzYxw/s1600/Dover+2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI1ADk8IQ77MTQ55Ax8_XOiLmGVjXs8ow_umOV2bAmPr5LX2Cenr64ej57EvdunyuUO4_lH6TJ0zWpRzpvBI7Kxh42Yw1NUQ2YP42zKopsdqcOp74oTgHOOCVUbV6sADzhuwcCeDzYxw/s1600/Dover+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654142902460682066" border="0" /></a>The inside of the church is also most impressive. I didn't take a photo of it, but thankfully, <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/erinacrossthepond/DoverCastle#5250442336475110226">someone else has</a>.Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-77647908148446791562011-08-02T15:04:00.000-07:002011-09-08T06:17:25.653-07:00Notre Dame, Calais, France<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6A2enIzeIolz5eCzxie3hiHZyb8p7BqNEehkUy4O7Zj31kze6oKPuHR1Oto6JMjrOsNSwTRj5T1qD8XJqmUMKzn4sbtW9xWuLRLDwvVuxPSi8L4SCfa5vUhnBrMFyGDrYjL_qGrS02M/s1600/Calais.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6A2enIzeIolz5eCzxie3hiHZyb8p7BqNEehkUy4O7Zj31kze6oKPuHR1Oto6JMjrOsNSwTRj5T1qD8XJqmUMKzn4sbtW9xWuLRLDwvVuxPSi8L4SCfa5vUhnBrMFyGDrYjL_qGrS02M/s1600/Calais.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649974632522206770" border="0" /></a>We went on holiday to Dover this year, and so Nina (pictured) and I popped over to France for a day (as we were the only ones with valid passports. Notre Dame there is neither as stunning nor as well known as its Parisian namesake, but it's still a beautiful building. The inside was very busy, and no-one else seemed to be taking photos so I didn't either (save a subtle click for the one below).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihh2zhnJSpCJjjbAPfeUbWFt4TWur9qVbPAfSBYqpc0AJjzk4TWk5EOclXFvuR5aRT1u6Xw5YLf_ExB5fN6LKmqKqtQbx6_5JIyC0LoOz3AmOsTFK4Adri2DVBRzAHeF15nn0bcFw2jI/s1600/Calais+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihh2zhnJSpCJjjbAPfeUbWFt4TWur9qVbPAfSBYqpc0AJjzk4TWk5EOclXFvuR5aRT1u6Xw5YLf_ExB5fN6LKmqKqtQbx6_5JIyC0LoOz3AmOsTFK4Adri2DVBRzAHeF15nn0bcFw2jI/s1600/Calais+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649974539866874338" border="0" /></a>Outside the church there is a helpful panel which explains a bit more about the building and it's conveniently been translated into English as well as being in French. Here's a quick snap of that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn3cfXlKYHMOtUCh8itJNJj8Dk3yt9NPzEDtTsHEhkqJDt36a255KvfxI0s_3ozV4Dt84wLB37CWLybkyfWfF5MFBFpbGiAgOTFvZ5pSoYY0Cbbr0Y0lX9NVBs_1n72vdI7o-1ED5qLg/s1600/Calais+1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLn3cfXlKYHMOtUCh8itJNJj8Dk3yt9NPzEDtTsHEhkqJDt36a255KvfxI0s_3ozV4Dt84wLB37CWLybkyfWfF5MFBFpbGiAgOTFvZ5pSoYY0Cbbr0Y0lX9NVBs_1n72vdI7o-1ED5qLg/s1600/Calais+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649974543645939586" border="0" /></a><br />I must admit that I'm fascinated by gargoyles and grotesques, but the frustrating thing is always trying to get a decent shot of one. Of those outside these were the best I could do.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv93fB6E_2705HqSh_ZmQY7IzknFz6Fdrvvea_CjNrRFYIC61jek9NAoiG30MBpvs85AP0m0lhnZV28vBxFHGhk-vtIoCqd9KIM6jokJ9MBmxYEfroTyXDAAeC_6APEHcTgpfUBjazusE/s1600/Calais+main.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv93fB6E_2705HqSh_ZmQY7IzknFz6Fdrvvea_CjNrRFYIC61jek9NAoiG30MBpvs85AP0m0lhnZV28vBxFHGhk-vtIoCqd9KIM6jokJ9MBmxYEfroTyXDAAeC_6APEHcTgpfUBjazusE/s1600/Calais+main.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649974549356536770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLIRsDuwXQS12xYnMahvdiy4ghOGMqttiw9-j2zStZBjOHuLZIVP116gs8b-QWh3dsRAX4k25-HowGqikVtoneN-TpzvqIMNktYAOGai2YpyMKqM5uMWYLHt7E9USB7UujBJ5_sOxMAw/s1600/Calais+close.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLIRsDuwXQS12xYnMahvdiy4ghOGMqttiw9-j2zStZBjOHuLZIVP116gs8b-QWh3dsRAX4k25-HowGqikVtoneN-TpzvqIMNktYAOGai2YpyMKqM5uMWYLHt7E9USB7UujBJ5_sOxMAw/s1600/Calais+close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649974548941790578" border="0" /></a>Thankfully there was one, which had presumably fallen off at some point, standing up inside the church and it gave me a chance to get a closer look at these usually out of sight objects.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylt1TK-JXtFfUo_-CAOYHt6-4m8Ig46iW2eUkLOtvekgeeY7oIT7bfxuvskZ61bYYEf5bispcobIvW3LG50-xlqXvQw9ltXPw0BNhmNTBE5fI59k8O2f0O4qTAC7Y1rR3lrx4SnksBAU/s1600/Calais+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylt1TK-JXtFfUo_-CAOYHt6-4m8Ig46iW2eUkLOtvekgeeY7oIT7bfxuvskZ61bYYEf5bispcobIvW3LG50-xlqXvQw9ltXPw0BNhmNTBE5fI59k8O2f0O4qTAC7Y1rR3lrx4SnksBAU/s1600/Calais+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649974553394541746" border="0" /></a>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-55898036079157202822011-07-28T18:53:00.000-07:002011-08-22T02:15:55.004-07:00St Wulfran's, Ovingdean, Sussex<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tO35JvP_fJ3v00C5JclM9WC7JQgeoQ9VHeKsAKkfZxoNSXFBoBrc76FCgBmnlGB0Nos1_8-cj1AlyfNODt7L9f5RrpUHq29tksKQ0-wSDVWRC1cJZtmW01JbRQAbG_Y-x7gkR2_tnss/s1600/Ovingdean+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tO35JvP_fJ3v00C5JclM9WC7JQgeoQ9VHeKsAKkfZxoNSXFBoBrc76FCgBmnlGB0Nos1_8-cj1AlyfNODt7L9f5RrpUHq29tksKQ0-wSDVWRC1cJZtmW01JbRQAbG_Y-x7gkR2_tnss/s1600/Ovingdean+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643602358889699842" /></a>
<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Wulfran%27s_Church,_Ovingdean">St Wulfran's, Ovingdean</a>I came across this one quite by accident, it's 11th century Norman, and quite a nice little church. Sadly I could't look round even though someone was in the building, presumably for security reasons. I can fully understand why the staff of this church follow this policy, as attacks on the clergy sadly do happen. It's a shame though that the tiny minority cause such fear as to spoil it for the rest of us, and that the church isn't open except for a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon in the summer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JjPa9Ga4esVxxkA8uhSnwiBm-QD4iOpw8T6NzR6wAAJbOQnr95zkOs6qzq-deOc9OEyFDWuD2KkGg7REreP1NYxhbWco6JTlJSV9WxYEocuaMbvMnN6s8AyVvS_JuzLKCHvkXJmF5PI/s1600/Ovingdean+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JjPa9Ga4esVxxkA8uhSnwiBm-QD4iOpw8T6NzR6wAAJbOQnr95zkOs6qzq-deOc9OEyFDWuD2KkGg7REreP1NYxhbWco6JTlJSV9WxYEocuaMbvMnN6s8AyVvS_JuzLKCHvkXJmF5PI/s1600/Ovingdean+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643602360739089474" /></a>The <a href="http://www.stwulfrans.org.uk">the church's website</a> has a good bit on the <a href="http://www.stwulfrans.org.uk/history/">church's history</a>, although that only serves to make me regret even more not being able the inside. <a href="http://www.stwulfrans.org.uk/history/the-kempe-ceiling-.php">The Kempe Ceiling</a> looks spectacular, and <a href="http://www.stwulfrans.org.uk/photos.php?pgid=4&photoid=1297099865">the altar</a> is also very lovingly decorated. Perhaps next time I'm in Brighton I'll make sure I get there on a Saturday afternoon.Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-57357134535008590552011-07-27T18:26:00.000-07:002011-08-19T01:52:05.484-07:00St. Peter's, Henfield, Sussex<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpEypZSgUP9Kkh_wQfF2Hwf7leJW-maSOj0W6jSoEkig_nfoAcEJQDTf0A4QWAAihzWqpr2doCDRyCH4-xljTBnk8no8KCPo0X0Rlobbk230p9t1xQn7u7VP4RZIbR_XmJCe6sp5nRb4/s1600/Henfield4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpEypZSgUP9Kkh_wQfF2Hwf7leJW-maSOj0W6jSoEkig_nfoAcEJQDTf0A4QWAAihzWqpr2doCDRyCH4-xljTBnk8no8KCPo0X0Rlobbk230p9t1xQn7u7VP4RZIbR_XmJCe6sp5nRb4/s1600/Henfield4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642484626895213666" /></a>On holiday this year we went to a campsite just north of Brighton near Henfield. Here are some images of the Parish Church. I have an information leaflet on the building somewhere which I will add to this post if I ever get a moment. For now there's a little bit about the site on the <a href="http://www.henfieldvillage.co.uk/around/churches.aspx">Henfield village page</a>. You can view the detail on the final image by clicking on it to see one at a larger resolution
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4vHxqmh3eHLpIVycsHZulP96RChNO-HsUqN_sBw1AyWBSubq-7L_VAOFpq_kVK1CFSprOpJuRb-MQ6PnqL_y2sbgpfy_uUmrHFc7w1eASrmnaWGo0w1EgDxvRGg5XEND2BXWB4cLRLg/s1600/Henfield3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4vHxqmh3eHLpIVycsHZulP96RChNO-HsUqN_sBw1AyWBSubq-7L_VAOFpq_kVK1CFSprOpJuRb-MQ6PnqL_y2sbgpfy_uUmrHFc7w1eASrmnaWGo0w1EgDxvRGg5XEND2BXWB4cLRLg/s1600/Henfield3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642484597289054354" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8bmzgjxzl-qigjCSsMl4cdmDoDnr1TEpz_w8sHRGtnci9ixhO8tFF-3S4qs_uc6jxvxPAPKH_I6LcwdZm76tN-wobnGYXbESEOWcbaF_HVpyDqfAEp_GP1WTjXgKPrUg1oadGuFtGDY/s1600/Henfield+Grave+detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8bmzgjxzl-qigjCSsMl4cdmDoDnr1TEpz_w8sHRGtnci9ixhO8tFF-3S4qs_uc6jxvxPAPKH_I6LcwdZm76tN-wobnGYXbESEOWcbaF_HVpyDqfAEp_GP1WTjXgKPrUg1oadGuFtGDY/s1600/Henfield+Grave+detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642484593950950738" /></a>(Click on image to view a larger version)Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-77525090969356972712011-07-24T18:43:00.000-07:002011-08-21T01:15:18.626-07:00St. Mary de Haura, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_VnPtShYmACQ_x3ui0P-4Zs6YVGa3aXUjtAZ0BGTXuaZVUx109IF136z0l_erm5GxmY1TIP7dTzNViZUQjH7BEwhbZhwDafyaSFu4KuVwXYQz0Ma4TSzS8O-yDxief1NONC_W4c-trA/s1600/Shoreham2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh_VnPtShYmACQ_x3ui0P-4Zs6YVGa3aXUjtAZ0BGTXuaZVUx109IF136z0l_erm5GxmY1TIP7dTzNViZUQjH7BEwhbZhwDafyaSFu4KuVwXYQz0Ma4TSzS8O-yDxief1NONC_W4c-trA/s1600/Shoreham2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643214223020755042" border="0" /></a>For some reason I didn't take an outside picture of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary_de_Haura_Church,_Shoreham-by-Sea/">St. Mary de Haura</a>, which we find in the south coast's Shoreham-by-Sea. I did take a picture of the ruined Norman remains, but not the building itself.
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<br />The town has a number of churches of note, but it's St. Mary's which is the most celebrated, featuring in Simon Jenkins' England's "<a href="http://historicchurches.blogspot.com/search/label/Jenkins%27%201000">1000 Best Churches</a>" and, according to the church's <a href="http://www.stmarydehaura.org.uk/">own website</a>, in Tim Tatton-Brown & John Crook's "The English Church: England's 100 Finest Parish Churches".
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhlMJYhNEPk3-ZZ0Hkowb8cU7Aw_l7uRyrWyH5hqytocQpAy5XQmHr11QyUDy7HNRIrDvvu8BtJuBuppSAyfGqMtBuQfY_bCb0HEv5cgfTUMK9_qGQFSrSoQklkseyiPW4c4eL_m8Sys/s1600/Shoreham4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhlMJYhNEPk3-ZZ0Hkowb8cU7Aw_l7uRyrWyH5hqytocQpAy5XQmHr11QyUDy7HNRIrDvvu8BtJuBuppSAyfGqMtBuQfY_bCb0HEv5cgfTUMK9_qGQFSrSoQklkseyiPW4c4eL_m8Sys/s1600/Shoreham4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643214218481660802" border="0" /></a>Photos inside were a bit limited too, as the nave was closed off to the public by gates low enough to hop over, but assertive enough to insist that this really wasn't the kind of thing one should do. The point of such gates is questionnable however. Anyone intent on vandalism would not share my qualms, so they only function to keep the good out whilst permitting the bad easy access.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRERpNzY9uONX6ZuPEXQzHmI9dcPUxxFLtqbtysyax0z9BhmEINeu08qWhqj7hXA_IGlGT6vI-KN_huMxES4wKCQyEZYfB0mOcRBBMhm0Rd_nW-B3HSpTK_SII1E48fsupeIsCTVVAOjk/s1600/Shoreham1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRERpNzY9uONX6ZuPEXQzHmI9dcPUxxFLtqbtysyax0z9BhmEINeu08qWhqj7hXA_IGlGT6vI-KN_huMxES4wKCQyEZYfB0mOcRBBMhm0Rd_nW-B3HSpTK_SII1E48fsupeIsCTVVAOjk/s1600/Shoreham1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643214217968681154" border="0" /></a>I don't imagine my daughter would thank me for posting the above photo, but time was short so I had to make do. It's the font that's the point of this photo, nicely decorated. Below is a shot of the nave in all its splendour.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxsQ5McBAUG1-eUPeHt_PvtkJHxAc1NDWCEKdHLnZ8NK_O3d6BtNQdFUetGrr3JitVNYmCYp-6ySuAD3g3qjV8TxnOZcMMlmbZpDZ2Ln8dT757xKK7-DB1RziNDcOApfN7zPij3y2Cqs/s1600/Shoreham3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxsQ5McBAUG1-eUPeHt_PvtkJHxAc1NDWCEKdHLnZ8NK_O3d6BtNQdFUetGrr3JitVNYmCYp-6ySuAD3g3qjV8TxnOZcMMlmbZpDZ2Ln8dT757xKK7-DB1RziNDcOApfN7zPij3y2Cqs/s1600/Shoreham3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643214213639709042" border="0" /></a>There are some more details about the church building and <a href="http://www.stmarydehaura.org.uk/history.html">it's history on the church's website</a>, as well as some far better photos than the ones you see here, including one of the <a href="http://historicchurches.blogspot.com/search/label/Green%20Man">Green Man</a>, the plan of the original, the font without a leering 5 year old, the commemorative cross, the stained glass windows and an oyster shell colour-dish.
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<br />They have also included some <a href="http://www.stmarydehaura.org.uk/articles.html">more in-depth articles</a> available as pdfs. This is an excellent resource and I hope more of our great church buildings follow suit as time goes on. Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-32184716897391301412011-07-19T23:49:00.000-07:002011-08-20T00:31:15.091-07:00St. Mary's, Swynnerton, Staffs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYLv1sOu7aH-5WEJN27NETX2gXhYalv0r5FxIK7XSB4dJRnDFJozBmbjS_oxQnUntzHNRdtCrPsbdCxIsVWc-U80rQmOJRm3NpD7Kr5eEtasGyAuw75jGl2KxmvRw9okeHXWl9KewlLw/s1600/Swynnerton8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYLv1sOu7aH-5WEJN27NETX2gXhYalv0r5FxIK7XSB4dJRnDFJozBmbjS_oxQnUntzHNRdtCrPsbdCxIsVWc-U80rQmOJRm3NpD7Kr5eEtasGyAuw75jGl2KxmvRw9okeHXWl9KewlLw/s1600/Swynnerton8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642832955489557378" border="0" /></a>At the moment I'm very far behind and just trying to get a few pictures up before I forget all about the individual churches. It's a shame because I'd love to write more about <a href="http://www.btinternet.com/%7Est.marys/">St. Mary's</a>, A 12th century Norman church with some beautiful Norman arches, a handful of gargoyles and a 7 foot statue of Jesus, possibly moved from Lichfield Cathedral. Images are rather hard to re-arrange so hopefully you'll forgive the random order.
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<br />Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-6235444341558426382011-07-15T13:21:00.000-07:002011-08-19T13:31:51.771-07:00St. Nicholas's, Fulford, Staffs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9CrjLafXze1wKWXkVsZOf47Rb2EG-WIj1UfoUmlJbLqAVgwCJbsaHC3QfCXe6NAx2b8jqFdC8-2-KeZ6JB7f_NppD0o8CufqZ-_sVd7mCcWMhSEpNhuWO_CbJDUQv9-91cNLrVRPVZQ/s1600/Fulford2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9CrjLafXze1wKWXkVsZOf47Rb2EG-WIj1UfoUmlJbLqAVgwCJbsaHC3QfCXe6NAx2b8jqFdC8-2-KeZ6JB7f_NppD0o8CufqZ-_sVd7mCcWMhSEpNhuWO_CbJDUQv9-91cNLrVRPVZQ/s1600/Fulford2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642666052783283682" /></a>I called in at <a href="http://www.fulford-parish-council.org/history-chapter4.html">St. Nicholas, Fulford</a> on my first day of visits for the <a href="http://www.cuf.org.uk">Church Urban Fund</a>. I've not seen many older church buildings that are made of brick and this one was rather charming.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0JVmurX_D6Ay4xiqC-bA0-CUaqa_wem8uSkdqz9wsm8AU_mAordFgPS5i7uf5n52iNN_2BOaBp3i2v6HIbQm51JbfgbOp6ZUlxLoO0izGC590G4ii7aOHxkD0pxPayHmxRNWjfcmd9o/s1600/Fiulford+portrait3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0JVmurX_D6Ay4xiqC-bA0-CUaqa_wem8uSkdqz9wsm8AU_mAordFgPS5i7uf5n52iNN_2BOaBp3i2v6HIbQm51JbfgbOp6ZUlxLoO0izGC590G4ii7aOHxkD0pxPayHmxRNWjfcmd9o/s1600/Fiulford+portrait3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642666252060120258" /></a>Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-86740376098273802202011-07-09T01:22:00.000-07:002011-08-19T00:26:10.363-07:00Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm8zqtLphbEfduYRw-z4RghNVH1id5QVQiJ7QqyxJSoc3TOsl1Pw0bQdN2c6rWOf6h5QCIH3tkAHGXy8TjqvGC3ywyc3G58EwMivg3kOfHEEcMxkhz7YRXPv6JoPbmbhq8R5k2GhMYFU/s1600/Kirkstall+Abbey2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmm8zqtLphbEfduYRw-z4RghNVH1id5QVQiJ7QqyxJSoc3TOsl1Pw0bQdN2c6rWOf6h5QCIH3tkAHGXy8TjqvGC3ywyc3G58EwMivg3kOfHEEcMxkhz7YRXPv6JoPbmbhq8R5k2GhMYFU/s1600/Kirkstall+Abbey2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642464479725922850" /></a>
<br />In my teenage years I attended Abbey Grange School in Leeds, named after the formerly great abbey in North West Leeds. The Abbey was rarely used then, free to visit, but hardly inundated with visitors.
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<br />However, as is evident from these pictures things at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkstall_Abbey">Kirkstall Abbey</a> have changed a bit now. There's a visitors centre and once a year (at least) a festival which I attended with my children and a friend.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtKfjr9cTxgBEu4EsgXTJFH0N-Zauwkgc9wqW-gTSNDM_-jnG-VTv72KTROrVO1aqwEMrzKPGnAVVW_xqHWpBW0PznAMFJfKJfYaqlhRZKpzxTiVRNhIcQTRM-IRNLgqKGsr6Cc9Qa_A/s1600/Kirkstall+Abbey3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 550px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtKfjr9cTxgBEu4EsgXTJFH0N-Zauwkgc9wqW-gTSNDM_-jnG-VTv72KTROrVO1aqwEMrzKPGnAVVW_xqHWpBW0PznAMFJfKJfYaqlhRZKpzxTiVRNhIcQTRM-IRNLgqKGsr6Cc9Qa_A/s1600/Kirkstall+Abbey3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642458231766086322" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-89939226598846683372011-07-01T03:44:00.000-07:002011-07-01T04:26:58.698-07:00St. Matthew's, Normanton, Rutland<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSMPe0d-DF_R3C-OHBocDysxlFXFz8YKu0Q5BwSHFQ1VzxNR3z-7cqR9eTFlaBM3Df1WzBIIO4XP9r2rbGav40C4LXde-RdWT6poaTSEB7AXCjOKWzJGZwr8nPitZ5YRsZcTDOng84pE/s1600/Normanton+6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 10px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624336443628805138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSMPe0d-DF_R3C-OHBocDysxlFXFz8YKu0Q5BwSHFQ1VzxNR3z-7cqR9eTFlaBM3Df1WzBIIO4XP9r2rbGav40C4LXde-RdWT6poaTSEB7AXCjOKWzJGZwr8nPitZ5YRsZcTDOng84pE/s400/Normanton+6.jpg" /></a>According to some, St Matthew's Church, Normanton, or at least what remains of it, is Rutland's greatest landmark. It sits just off the southern shore of the man-made Rutland Water resevoir / leisure area / nature reserve. The bulding that we see today is apparently only the top of the old church, which was a private chapel on the Normanton Estate.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSMJyTVbkHcMnJRpFwRw3WuJH-gLyd5tlK-Wx9epDsT5GSNP1E7pjPQX53lQItpCohiuYzckZ5-bEJAiZbtKk8UPj3J6Y8zWDxL0zrtd1fcxFw3nWYouJlcGPunRpPUCuIjr28Y-kRqc/s1600/Normanton+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 10px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; DISPLAY: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624335903383994562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSMJyTVbkHcMnJRpFwRw3WuJH-gLyd5tlK-Wx9epDsT5GSNP1E7pjPQX53lQItpCohiuYzckZ5-bEJAiZbtKk8UPj3J6Y8zWDxL0zrtd1fcxFw3nWYouJlcGPunRpPUCuIjr28Y-kRqc/s400/Normanton+2.jpg" /></a> Rutland Water was created in the 1970s and is now the largest (by area) resevoir in England by damming the twin valleys of the river Gwash. But when it became clear from the plans that St. Matthew's was going to be demolished there was public outcry. In the end the lower half of the church was filled to just below window level with limestone and rubble and it was capped with concrete. Externally, a bank was to be built to give protection from the water, and a causeway was to be laid to provide access (<a href="http://www.lhi.org.uk/docs/oyfs_rutlandwater.pdf">source</a>).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsV68djXt4ZURB7dZ59p6hjfjAQxKAPXrOaxWlM-Ga3ccWUXNHsQWCc8IZyIieP9PRKcukRnVesLCtJw32SsJIMc5AFe_ShTRUh9k1wH7IMpPUR4JSfk_Oj-w8AlgzyJzBnUOIbmkhHw/s1600/Normanton+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 10px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624333713938788402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsV68djXt4ZURB7dZ59p6hjfjAQxKAPXrOaxWlM-Ga3ccWUXNHsQWCc8IZyIieP9PRKcukRnVesLCtJw32SsJIMc5AFe_ShTRUh9k1wH7IMpPUR4JSfk_Oj-w8AlgzyJzBnUOIbmkhHw/s400/Normanton+4.jpg" /></a> The church itself dates back to the 1820s and it was buit by Thomas Cundy (<a href="http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=187010">source</a>). It's an unusual building in many ways: not at all typical for its time, indeed unlike the majority of churches in this country looking Greek on a superficial level. Knowing that it's base lies burried in the deep also makes it hard to grasp it architecturally. The most prominent feature is of course the tower supported by 4 stone pillars. But what did it look like below?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMW6iY8F7yadk2CshtQuqY1BvJL0kK1lOc9aKz0Lb1xgPIAUygCnhmMDdSFUbwdflX4DsEpz6TTVRVEB-eeorHi7kC1g4MLOJJZ7h63gKUEQX48AZLi4U3SWq39LMUW_qsWSTLmJ5Jk8/s1600/Normanton+5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 10px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624333719310818738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMW6iY8F7yadk2CshtQuqY1BvJL0kK1lOc9aKz0Lb1xgPIAUygCnhmMDdSFUbwdflX4DsEpz6TTVRVEB-eeorHi7kC1g4MLOJJZ7h63gKUEQX48AZLi4U3SWq39LMUW_qsWSTLmJ5Jk8/s400/Normanton+5.jpg" /></a> The most intricate work sits at the top, which is difficult to see without getting wet - although no harder than it must have been when you had to view it from the old ground level. The imagery is fairly neutral. It has no particularly recogniseable Christian symbols, not even a cross, with the detailed sculpting seemingly being plant inspired.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunNgua6UQmB0LtzMCL5UbvZYpeSPxxVNqEI74Fe3z-SvZQS9wRIs9WnyEmNoyO9BF7HOY1rb2MHD2Gmkr0YBawVJo_hsg7QsXpTb5CJwHmfYA25f3MPf_VM7VHv-R4U9iX1jbZPIXGEI/s1600/Normanton+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 10px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624333707846219426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunNgua6UQmB0LtzMCL5UbvZYpeSPxxVNqEI74Fe3z-SvZQS9wRIs9WnyEmNoyO9BF7HOY1rb2MHD2Gmkr0YBawVJo_hsg7QsXpTb5CJwHmfYA25f3MPf_VM7VHv-R4U9iX1jbZPIXGEI/s400/Normanton+3.jpg" /></a>Sadly we arrived just to late to have a look at the inside (which is now a museum), but there was precious little there of interest church-wise.Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-819008486673293331.post-64324314066741442042011-06-05T00:49:00.000-07:002011-06-05T00:54:26.893-07:00WelcomeThanks for dropping by and welcome to my Historic churches blog. Over the past few years I've developed an interest in the many old and occasionally ancient churches cropping up all over the British landscape, and as I now work for the <a href="http://www.cuf.org.uk/">Church Urban Fund</a> visiting churches across the East Midlands I thought I'd mix business with pleasure a little and promote some of these historical artefacts as I go along.<br /><br />Incidentally if you'd like to contribute to the work of the Church Urban Fund - who support grassroots projects working in the poorest 10% of communities - then you can read more about our work <a href="http://www.cuf.org.uk/about">here</a>.Matt Pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.com0