I had the opportunity to visit some churches over a weekend and one of the first on my list was St Katherine Chiselhampton. Last time I visited I took photos of the church exterior and churchyard this time I went and got the key to the church from the local pub the Coach & Horses. One item of note is that if you intend to visit then ask if you can use their car park & walk to the church as the parking is limited to one car in a very narrow parking area in front of the church beside the road. Take care if you walk the road is busy and there is no pavement.
Another view of this wonderful old church as you walk in
Above the fist view of the church as you walk inside
With prayers and versus from scripture on the East wall
The small altar and cross
Looking back to the balcony
Either side of the altar are memorials to the Peers Family members
In fact most of the memorials are to members of the Peers
Above the pulpit
Couple more memorials which are either side of the altar
The large window near the altar
which has a family crest in
The candelabras with candles in
A very nice old organ
Some views of the church from the Pulpit
The large window from the Pulpit
Looking down on the Organ
What I like about the church was all the box pews
Unusual font
Some views looking down from the balcony
Where you see rows of chairs for people to sit
Looking across the church down at the box pews
out of the window at the churchyard
The candelabras
The candelabra in the centre is dated
from around the 1700s
Near the back is the war memorial for the village
Listing the lost from the First World War
and the Second
Have to wonder how much light the candelabras let off in the church and is the coat of arms the Peers family
I
I will leave you with this picture of one of the floral displays from the window sill and with you all a great week till next time
...Bill, the windows in this lovely church are wonderful. I've found a few church here that date to the mid 1800s that have box pews. Thanks for sharing this church.
ReplyDeleteHello Jim!
ReplyDeleteIn this beautiful surroundings a small church. Magnificent.
Jim, thank you very much for the next, wonderful architectural pearl.
Your country has many valuable architectural treasures.
Beautiful photos and a great relationship.
Hugs and greetings from rainy Poland.
Lucja
Hate to say this but my name is not Jim, it's Bill
ReplyDeleteWOW this is beautiful! Love that you got the key from the pub.
ReplyDeleteI have been in quite a few churches which had those box pews - quite often they make the whole building look quite ugly and crowded. What strikes me about St Katherine's is how pretty it looks. I suppose it is down to the Georgian plaster work, the light and simple glass windows. Very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteHi Bill, Greetings to you from Seattle. I may have told you in an earlier comment … but can’t recall for sure … in my travels over the years I have found some of the most interesting places to visit in a place are the churches, especially the older churches. I really appreciate your blog and the way you go into a church and photograph it from all angles which gives me a sense of actually being there. Very cool! I am curious about St Katherine Chiselhampton. Do they still have regular services in this church? If so, I wonder where members park their car or do they all live close by and walk in? Congrats on this really nice post and thanks for all the work taking the photos and publishing. Hope you have a fine week ahead! John
ReplyDeleteThe church is use da couple of times a year from what I can make out
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