Recently I went to collect am awning for my caravan and noticed nearby was a church, it was in a small village called Albury which is mentioned in the Domeday Book. The church dates back to the 13 century though the present one was built in after the old one was demolished in 1828. The church is along a single track road with a few houses nearby.
The church as seen from the entrance gate
The churchyard was well kept and had new and old graves
The large chest tomb was most impressive
The older headstones were also in great condition
The churchyard on the east end of the church
Some of the older headstones
The south side of St Helen's looking up the footpath to the porch
Graves near the porch
The nave looking towards the chancel
The chancel also had a rood screen
Over the top of the rood screen is a carved depiction of the crucifixion.
The stained glass i n the church was of a high standard
There are also some nice memorials and a tomb in the aisle.
Small altar to the Madonna & Child
The memorial to the men from Albury & Tiddington who were killed in the first world war.
The church font and the knealers which are the handiwork of the WI
The church seen from in the organ loft. St Helen's a pleasant unspoiled church worth a visit if you are nearby.
The churchyard on the east end of the church
Some of the older headstones
The south side of St Helen's looking up the footpath to the porch
Graves near the porch
Over the top of the rood screen is a carved depiction of the crucifixion.
The stained glass i n the church was of a high standard
There are also some nice memorials and a tomb in the aisle.
Small altar to the Madonna & Child
The memorial to the men from Albury & Tiddington who were killed in the first world war.
The church font and the knealers which are the handiwork of the WI
17 comments:
Wow. What a beautiful story you told in these gorgeous pictures. I especially appreciate your reverence for the place, and the graves. Nicely done, Bill.
Tina @ Life is Good
It's a beautiful church. The stained glass is lovely.
Hello Bill,
what a wonderful old church, great pictures, thank you for show us!
Have a nice sunday
moni
Thank you, appreciated.
That was only some of it, I really need to do a blog on Stained glass.
Thank you, hope you have a nice peaceful one as well
Great post, some very interesting graves there.
Thank you for linking up with Cemetery Sunday.
Beneath Thy Feet
A very nice post again Bill!
Best regards from the Netherlands,
Gert Jan
Lovely Photos. Interesting too. Another coincidence........I work in Albury, Australia. I had no idea there was an Albury in England too.
http://www.shazlex.blogspot.com.au/search?q=Albury
Albury Park Mansion looks worthy of a visit too.
Thank you
There you go. No doubt the person who founded the town came from Albury, you find a lot of old English towns and villages names were used in colonial countries.
Those kneelers are very attractive.
And that chest tomb is most impressive. I would like to see more of it.
I've been to a lot of churches that have keelers like that. The WI does some nice work
I agree - that chest tomb is really something! As always, thank you so much for sharing your posts on Taphophile Tragics --- it's lovely to see all of your photos. :)
I'll see about posting a few pictures of it.
beautiful captures...lovely!
No problem
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