Last Saturday I popped over to a neighboring village to take some photos of a church but on getting there I found the door locked so I drove round to the next village and a church I knew was open. All Saints in Aston Upthorpe
I had been to this church before and found it one of the nicest ones in the area as it dates back to the 11th century though little remains to show this apart from the small window you see which is to the left of the porch and dates back to Norman times.
The churchyard is small being mostly at the front but you can see a few interesting headstones in it.
The graves here are at the other end of the churchyard
By the footpath leading to Blewburton Hill
Going round the south side of the church there is little to see apart from the blocked up Norman Doorway
Walking through the door from the porch the first thing you see is the old Norman Doorway now an alcove with a carving stood on a plinth.
Just past the Norman doorway on the right you can see this old wall painting which was uncovered while decorating the Church
The altar decorated from Remembrance Sunday
We will Remember Them
One of the stained glass windows in the church and a floral display
This windowsill was decorated also for Remembrance Sunday
Embroidered kneelers at the Altar rails
One of the family memorials to the Slade family
I like the simplicity of the memorials in the church.
Robert Slade is buried in the churchyard
A sad memorial to Robert Thorpe Slade who died aged 11
A view along the nave from the chancel
The font and carved wood font cover at the back of the nave, the bell ropes can be seen hanging either side
The wooden spire on the church which contains the church bells
Have a peaceful Sunday
Taking part in Taphophile tragics & Cemetery Sunday
Taking part in Taphophile tragics & Cemetery Sunday
28 comments:
What a wonderful little church.
Thank you for linking up with Cemetery Sunday
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What a lovely little place. I would love to spend time wandering about such places.
well aged old church. i enjoy the lighting & the steeple too. ( :
glad to have you at InSPIREd Sunday.
These smaller churches beautiful in their simplicity don't you think Bill. It's almost easier to image how it may have been all those hundreds of years ago than the cathedrals, the memorials and gravestones have a more personal feel!
Beautiful steeple, and I would love to hear the bells ring out over the countryside on a Sunday morning.
«Louis» was looking forward to your inSPIREd Sunday post - he knew it would be a good one!
He wonders if one of his Norman ancestors who came to England with William passed through this area.
It is Nicola I also visited it's sister church today
They are peaceful churches to spend time in
Not many churches have spires like that mostly round here they are towers
Most of the churches in the area I live date back to Saxon times so you can picture ho they looked
I don't think it has many bells in from the number of bell ropes
Who knows Louis they could well have been. The Normans have had influence all round the area I live but you can see more if you though the archive of blogs I have like this one
http://graveplace.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/the-aldworth-giants.html
The spire is very nice looking - it seems to have aged well! The bricked up Norman doorway looks much better from the inside than the outside.
It has aged well, most likely oak. I feel it's a shame it is bricked but you right it looks good from the inside
Amazing history.
It has quite a lot.
Indeed, these places have a lot to tell us!!
Great job again Bill ;-)
I hope that you'll have a great week!
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They do especally when they find hidden paintings under the wall paint
This looks a real peach, Bill. Great pictures too!
There are a few little gems like this rund wher I live
A wonderful series. Thanks for taking us to and through the fascinating church.
No problem I like visiting them
Bill, I'm still catching up ..... but as always, so nice to go through your photos and visit the places you see. I agree -- this place is a little gem!
I never posted this one , was going to leave it for next week. I visited the sister church last weekend so that is next.
Wow. Nice. As a bona fide taphophile from way back, there's nothing I'd like much better than to wander the ancient churchyards of England. Beautiful shots, Bill. God bless.
Wait till you see where I went today Jenny
As I said -- this place is a little gem. Lovely photos! And thanks for sharing on Taphophile Tragics this week! :)
My pleasure
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