Your Bike in front of a Church

[Bad Machine]

Suffolk Historic Churches Trust - Ride and Stride, Saturday 12th September 2020 - some were open, some were not; some were selling marmalade.
Next year I'll plan for a day off, and do it properly; today I just got these on my way to work.
I'll also learn how to reset the exposure setting on my camera.

United Reformed, Wickhambrook

All Saints, Wickhambrook

St Nicholas, Denston

All Saints, Stansfield (here last week with a different bike....)

St. Mary, Hawkedon

All Saints, Rede

St. Petronilla, Whepstead (here last week with a different bike....)

Baptist Church, Whepstead

 

[Oldhippy]

It's a vast space and seems totally out of place for the size of the town.

 

[Blue Hills]

It's a vast space and seems totally out of place for the size of the town.

I was going to ask before - wot/where. Which town?

 

[Oldhippy]

Banbury.

 

[briantrumpet]

The Congregational Church (built in 1710) in Chulmleigh today:

 

[Jenkins]

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Baptist Church, Whepstead

From a couple of years ago on one on my Newmarket - Felixstowe rides

 

[All uphill]

Halse church this morning. The church was open revealing it's beautiful carved screen that somehow escaped the Reformation.

 

[briantrumpet]

As I shan't be visiting a church today, here's the other rather more imposing and older one at Chulmleigh yesterday...

 

[briantrumpet]

One of the older and more extensive tributes: Ottery St Mary, which was based on Exeter Cathedral, way back in the 14th century, though its roots are quite a bit older than that. Worth several hours of your time, if you're ever in the area.

 

[All uphill]

One of the older and more extensive tributes: Ottery St Mary, which was based on Exeter Cathedral, way back in the 14th century, though its roots are quite a bit older than that. Worth several hours of your time, if you're ever in the area.

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Oooh! Thanks for that @briantrumpet , that's within cycling range for me, and looks interesting. It's on my list of places to go!

 

[briantrumpet]

Oooh! Thanks for that @briantrumpet , that's within cycling range for me, and looks interesting. It's on my list of places to go!

You'd need to check if it's open, and if so, when. You really do need to see the inside too - it's quite extraordinary!

https://brianchurches.wordpress.com/2019/11/11/ottery-st-mary/

 

[avecReynolds531]

The Grade 1 listed church of St Mary at Chilham, Kent (with war memorial in the foreground).

More information here: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1071308

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Suffolk Historic Churches Trust - Ride and Stride, Saturday 12th September 2020 - some were open, some were not; some were selling marmalade.

The Suffolk Historic Churches Trust rides each year were one of things that got me obsessed with cycling in the early 80s! I didn't realise they were still a 'thing'. Although I I think I might be able to 'bag' more churches now that I live in Suffolk rather than out in the sticks!

 

[All uphill]

High Ham church in Somerset today.

Followed by Stawell. I had hoped to see inside this lovely little church, but it was closed due to "an infestation of flies" which sounds a bit like a judgment from on high.

 

[Andy in Germany]

My bike in front of the convent church of the "Merciful Sisters of Holy Vinzenz von Paul".

And a short time later, in front of the Catholic church of Mary and the Ascension in the village of Wittnau in the hills to the south of the city.

Bike leaning against flower pot because the hill was too steep for the bike stand.