Your Bike in front of a Church

[biggs682]

St Mary's in Oakley

 

[Grant Fondo]

Saint Margaret Clitherow, Threshfield, near Grassington, Catholic.
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Interesting building, built 1973 according to this, which also says it only has a congregation of 100.

http://www.stmargaretclitherow.org.uk/

Would have liked to see if the interior was as interesting as the outside, but of course it was all locked due to the damned Covid curse, which they didn't see coming and seem to be in no rush to explain.

Have no idea if those silvery tent poles are structural or just decorative, but they are at least handy for this notice:

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Despite its interest, pretty useless for a tired passing cyclist - no gravestones to ponder/admire and no water tap.

Stumbled across your post again, and something clicked. I worked with the architect (Peter Langtry Langton's) practice many years back. Based in Bradford, he had done his training with Sir Basil Spence, of new Coventry Cathedral fame. Maybe there are a few similarities?

 

[Blue Hills]

Stumbled across your post again, and something clicked. I worked with the architect (Peter Langtry Langton's) practice many years back. Based in Bradford, he had done his training with Sir Basil Spence, of new Coventry Cathedral fame. Maybe there are a few similarities?

Interesting.
Definitely an interesting building in a place I wouldn't have expected.
Will try to get in sometime.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The disappointingly grim Lutheran church in Schiltach. Possibly the least attractive building in the town.

 

[Andy in Germany]

My bike under the wonderfully named Catholic Church of St. Arbogast in Haslach, Black Forest.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Slightly more conventional view of the other end of St. Arbogast's in Haslach.

 

[stoatsngroats]

St Mary’s church, Upwaltham, West Sussex, today.
This is just off the SDW, and about 1/5 a mile from the new Cadence coffee and sandwich ‘container’ which does a wonderful Spinach, cheese and chutney toastie. They also have a great coffee, their own blend, both of which I would recommend.
The sandwich is called the Beryl Burton, and another is ‘the Chris Hoy’, well worth dropping in if you’re around these parts, but others are in Eastbourne, google Cadence Cycle club for details.

 

[Blue Hills]

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The disappointingly grim Lutheran church in Schiltach. Possibly the least attractive building in the town.

If it wasn't for the tower I would have thought it was a warehouse.
The tower is for keeping an eye on the miserable sinners I assume.

 

[Andy in Germany]

If it wasn't for the tower I would have thought it was a warehouse.

It is a bit "warehousy" isn't it? the rest of the village is quite pretty so I'm not sure why someone felt they had to inflict that in it. Funny thing is, the tower is on the "country" end of the church.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Catholic Church of St. Afra; Mühlenback, Black Forest.

 

[Andy in Germany]

8.6 Km from the previous church*. The Catholic (I think) church in Oberprechtal. I can't find the name for it unfortunately, but it's here.

*6.4km and 360m up followed by 2.2km and 160m down.

 

[Shack]

Parish Church of the Blessed Mary, Brompton Regis, Somerset.

 

[cwskas]

The tower is for keeping an eye on the miserable sinners I assume.

Or perhaps all those pesky cyclists that keep coming around!

Willie

 

[tyred]

Castlederg Presbyterian Church.

 

[uphillstruggler]

St Petrocks Church near Tiverton(ish)

went in looking for and not finding a tap to refill my water bottles. Did think about staying the night as there were plenty of nice spots in the church yard but decided to truck on for a few more miles

lovely looking building

as found on Geographhttps://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3920229