I did not expect to visit the church and I must admit I did not have a tripod with me so many of the photos are done using HDR facility on my camera so they tend to be a bit lighter. St Cyriac is a favorite Norman saint and the church is build in the11th century quite passably on the old Saxon one which was here. Since then it had had various changes done to it through out the century's. Not far away is a Nunnery which was founded in 1229.
This is the main entrance to the church which unfortunately still has the wheelie bins left out the front which does not do a lot for the look of the place
Walking up the path you can see a huge stained glass window on the north chapel where as round the south side is a south transept
The churchyard path is cobbled so must be fun in the ice though it does look nice
there are quite a few tomb chests in evidence
which points out to me
that a lot of wealthy people lived round the area and worshiped here
There are also a lot of old headstones
though much of the inscriptions have now gone
This part of the churchyard near the west end has more tombs than headstones
The entrance to the church is to the right through the porch
This window was one of the first things I noticed
which was in this South chapel
there was another stained glass window in the south Transept
The chancel one was paled by comparison
There were some really nice memorials on the walls of the church
Though this one was amazing
The memorial is to Sir William Sharington
who I think was the first owner of Lacock Abbey. Turned out he was a bit of an embezzler as well
This is the stained glass window in south Transept you saw a few pictures back
and these are two of the most impressive memorials in it
along with this brass on the floor which is no doubt a family Tomb
on the lrft is the south chapel and the right is the church font
Looking down the nave to the entrance of the church
Here we look over to the north aisle
some nice features in the porch are these bequests
where rich people leave money to the poor of the parish
That is all for now. I really would like to revisit this church with a tripod sometime when it is not so cold and read up some of the notes on the various parts of note.
Before you go I'm thinking of changeing the name of the blog to someting less morbid sounding, what do you think? You can use the poll on the top of the sidebar to regiter your oppinion.
Have a good Sunday
7 comments:
gorgeous ... i guess for a novice like me ... would you ever show a tripod shot next to one of these so i can see what you are meaning ... i wonder if i could find the differences? ( :
It's an impressive church - actually a rather obscure saint - a child.
A gorgeous post of this gorgeous church. The "wheelie bins" are just part of life and you have to take life as it comes. Tom The Backroads Traveller
What a beautiful old church. I love the old headstones and the stained glass windows.
Just enjoyed St Cyriac for the third time Bill, once was not enough, so many wonderful details. Stained glass windows are such a wonder, quite plain from the outside but then the exciting thing is that you know from the inside they are more than often stunning, the windows of St Cyriac didn't disappoint. Don't beat yourself up about not having your tripod, these images were a treat to behold, merci beaucoup.
Spectacular! But yes, the plastic bins are inconguous.
Interesting history and marvelous architecture.
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