Your Bike in front of a Church

[geocycle]

Here is Christ Church, near Abbeystead, Wyresdale. It is also known as the Shepherds Church and is famous for its West Gallery music.

 

[Blue Hills]

Nice, very, tho am sure some locals must have commented on the inscription above the lychgate.

 

[Blue Hills]

Not one of the better ones.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-52480133

Was outside taking a look a week or two ago on a fine evening. Door opened and a young woman came out the door and stood there as if taking the air. Occurred to me later that I may have been spotted on one of the CCTVs.

 

[Jenkins]

St. Mary's in Newbourne this afternoon.

And, with the good camera, a close up of the angel at the top centre of the tower.

 

[And]

All Saints, Youlgreave (Pommy to locals) - The building dates from around 1150-70AD, but there was probably an earlier Saxon church on the same site http://www.youlgrave.org.uk/groups-clubs/all-saints-parish-church/

Pommy is also home to the world's smallest detached house: http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Buildings/Halls/Thimble-Hall.php

 

[briantrumpet]

All Saints, Youlgreave (Pommy to locals) - The building dates from around 1150-70AD, but there was probably an earlier Saxon church on the same site http://www.youlgrave.org.uk/groups-clubs/all-saints-parish-church/

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Pommy is also home to the world's smallest detached house: http://www.derbyshireheritage.co.uk/Menu/Buildings/Halls/Thimble-Hall.php

I'm going to stick my neck out and say that I think that much of what we can see there is 15th century or later... you can laugh at me later once I've checked the Historic England listing and reported back... it's still a fantastic church though!

EDIT - the HE listing isn't specific, though it says "Late C12, early C14, C15 and C16, restored 1869-70 by Norman Shaw." Its 'Perpendicular' tower would be 15th/16th century, I think, but internally the arcades (the pillars and arches either side of the nave) are 12th century. The listing certainly is interesting! https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109853

 

[briantrumpet]

My COTD (church of the day) is the much restored Farringdon church east of Exeter. Lots of restoration in the 19th century, including the rebuild of the top of the tower and the spire.

 

[briantrumpet]

Bradninch Church, with a bonus gate:

 

[And]

I'm going to stick my neck out and say that I think that much of what we can see there is 15th century or later... you can laugh at me later once I've checked the Historic England listing and reported back... it's still a fantastic church though!

EDIT - the HE listing isn't specific, though it says "Late C12, early C14, C15 and C16, restored 1869-70 by Norman Shaw." Its 'Perpendicular' tower would be 15th/16th century, I think, but internally the arcades (the pillars and arches either side of the nave) are 12th century. The listing certainly is interesting! https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109853

Brilliant, thank you Brian! - and a whole 'new' world has opened up to me via the HE website. It is a fantastic church, and is (IMO) quite large considering the size of the village.

 

[briantrumpet]

Brilliant, thank you Brian! - and a whole 'new' world has opened up to me via the HE website. It is a fantastic church, and is (IMO) quite large considering the size of the village.

Every day is a school day!! Glad to have opened that door for you!

EDIT - incidentally, the HE map search is fantastic too: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/map-search?clearresults=true

 

[EltonFrog]

Another in the occasional series fugly churches. This used to be a Methodist church but now it belongs to a something called the Plymouth Brethren. I’ve made it black & white it may seem more interesting than it is.

 

[And]

Every day is a school day!! Glad to have opened that door for you!

EDIT - incidentally, the HE map search is fantastic too: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/map-search?clearresults=true

Last O/T post, honest! - I discovered the map and was delighted to see that some very old guide posts/stoops were included, and I'm going to see if can get some more added as there's many interesting examples round here; also it has a Church we walk past fairly regularly but never been into listed - it's a cracker: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1248139 also listed on this site: http://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/matlock-bath/

 

[And]

Church of All Saints, Hassop - a magnificent lump of Catholic Church serving a population I estimate to be about 40 to 50..... (there was a rich family in the hamlet at one time, you'd never guess though )

 

[briantrumpet]

COTD - Kenton. I must go back when it's open... it's good enough closed, but inside it's got a complete medieval rood screen that I've not yet seen in the flesh.

 

[TheDoctor]

Well, if we're talking fugly churches...

I made sure to get the church sign in so we could be assured it was a church, rather than a biggish garden shed.
I rode past this when I was in NZ a while ago. Kiwi architecture tends to be a bit...shall we say aesthetically disadvantaged?