Churches - interesting

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Saint Nicholas Church, Little Braxted, Essex en route to Harwich, August this year. I often seek out churches when I need a break.
This was built in 1120.

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Hi,
Branscombe church south devon, St Winifred's.
Saw this on my coastal ride, worth a picture.
Has some unusual features in and outside.
Some history, like a lot of churches.
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This is where the impercuneous go on Sundays. :lol:
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foxyrider wrote:I- worth knowing if you are out on a cold wet day and need to take shelter for a bit too!

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Yes, great for that. Even if the church is closed, the porches are very often open, with handy bench seats either side. Or, at the very least, the lych gate. Stood out a few downpours in those.
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Saint James, Westhead, has this outdoor facility made from 3 panels of pierced cast iron, with a
cast representation of a bear's head at top left. It looks Victorian or Edwardian I would guess.
The piercing almost looks like a celtic knot. It has a useful instruction cast on the inside.
Has anyone else seen one of these ?
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The Grauniad has an inspiring article with pictures, about fofc, friends of friendless churches
Most of the exquisite buildings in the care of fofc are open 24/7
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Sweep wrote:
foxyrider wrote:I- worth knowing if you are out on a cold wet day and need to take shelter for a bit too!

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Yes, great for that. Even if the church is closed, the porches are very often open, with handy bench seats either side. Or, at the very least, the lych gate. Stood out a few downpours in those.


Me too. And there is often a tap for filling graveside flower vases.
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This one is an interesting 'oddity' in Norfolk
St Michael the Archangel at Booton (near Reepham).
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A gothic revival architecture/French gothic style church which comes as quite a surprise.
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St Andrews, next to my house. 12 bells, there was a bell foundry here. Monday evening there is 2 hours of bell ringing practice. Loads of history.
On Sundays the kids coming to the evening service play football in the graveyard. Busted my workshop window once. The vicar Ed says, they dont mind they are at peace.
Went to the Carol service last night probably more than 200 in attendance. A thriving church, nice to see it these days.

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Visited an old church in a small town
The lady at the desk is retired, her job is interesting enough, strange people come from all over the world
'When I get home, my husband asks me to tell what happened in the church, what interesting people I talked to', she enthused
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The Marble Church at Bodelwyddan is one of my favourites
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+1 for Aberdaron
Slept in the chuch porch at Borley, Essex, many years ago hoping to experience the supernatural. Nothing doing.(Why did I do it? I was a committed atheist even back then).
Lud's Church in Staffordshire- not a real church, but a ravine said to be the site of the Green Chapel in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
St.-Swithun-upon-Kingsgate in Winchester - tiny and atmospheric.
Sandham Memorial Chapel, Hampshire. Incredibly moving murals by Stanley Spencer about life in WWI. I think they make you pay to go in, now.
Will now go out of my way to visit some of these chuches mentioned, especially the ones near me!
I also wish to visit Rudstone for the monolith, near the finish (or start) of the Way of the Roses.
Nice to see that so many of us atheists are interested in the spiritual (in its broadest sense) side of life.
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On a tiny island between the Menai Bridges is a small church. Two of my friends were married there. The congregation was too big for the church so I was happy to stand outside in the sunshine, watching the gulls dive in the upwellings of the Swellies. Dedicated to Sant Tsilio.
The church is reached via the Belgian Promenade, built by Belgian refugees as a gesture of thanks for their reception in WWI. This runs alongside the Straits under the bridge.
There is an even smaller church on another tiny island at Porth Cwyfan, near Aberffraw also on Ynys Mon. This one has no access at high water, I have never stumbled across the rocks to inspect it. Dedicated to Sant Cwyfan.

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