Thursday 21 January 2016

St Mary Streatley



For me this is a return to this old church. It's situated just along the Thames path and in fact you walk past it at Streatley.







You go through the Lychgate you see on the left and over to the right you will see the village War Memorial









On going through the door your first sight is the arches dividing the South aisle & Nave
 The view down the nave




As I was at the back I took this photo of the area under the belfry. where you can see a statue on the wall I think is Michael the Archangel




 Over in the corner is this beautiful carving of a mother & child, it's in memory of Annabel Harriet Ella Byrte 1981-1986 The sculpture is called Motherhood.
There is also a Poem with it
"In death we find Life
In Sorrow joy
The ending of a song the beginning of another
New life arising from the ashes of life 
A cold dark winter means fresh green spring
Sadness brings new hope
Thus sorrow and joy meet and become one"
Arwen Clayton (age11)

Over near the door as you come in you will find the font which is covered and has a star shaped weight to allow you to easily lift the cover
The chancel arch from the Nave

 In the chancel and a couple of views showing the altar and chancel window
The Altars till had it's nativity scene carve out of wood


Th Back panell of the altar was one beautiful carving

Above you see the chancel window, the photo does it no justice





One side showing the choir stalls


On the other side behind the stall is the church organ, last time I visited was just after a service and the oganist was playing




Looking out of the chancel down the nave





The nave again only from the Pulpit














There are quite few Stained glass Lance windows in the Church












This one is near the altar in the South aisle









They all are in memory of some one who has passed











This one is in the North Aisle
 
The North & South Aisles


There are a few interesitin memorials in the church. The John Wetherall memorial is in the chancel

These two memorials can be found in the South Aisle

Along with this one  George & Emily Morrell

The next two are from the Stone Family who are connected with the Morrell Family through Marrage





This memorial is older than all the others and dated 1603 and is to Thomas Buriton and I think his wife

I'm sure this is the tomb of Thomas Buriton


Nearby you can see this altar which I think is St Georges Chapel

View along the nave to the back of the church






Looking back up the South aisle to the font and the eagle lecturn beside the chapel









Nice touch in the Porch





The churchyard beside the porch















With some impressive looking meorials





Round the back you can see the main church yard





Which has quite few old memorials in uit
Some of the memorilas more impressive that others





The one which stands out the most is this angel holding a wreath
















Some of the crosses in the churchyard


the churchyard extends back some way with the mor recent burials at the end


One war commonwealth war grave beloning to Sapper A.E.Goodenough Royal Enineers 5th August 1944 age 33

First of the snowdrops I have come across 


I'll leave you with a photo of this memorial which is my favorite inthe churchtyard
Have a peacefull weekend


8 comments:

Tom said...

Bill ,yet another church packed full of wonderful detail.

Gerald (SK14) said...

a great tour - I especially love the mother-and-child sculpture

Jackie McGuinness said...

That graveyard, I could spend hours in there.

Linda P said...

Thank you for the look around Streatley Church and churchyard, Bill. I've never been inside so thank you for sharing. Beautiful stained glass and carvings, embroidered altar cloth, box pews and old memorials make this place of worship very interesting.

Unknown said...

Beautiful! I love the carvings and the stained glass windows.

doodles n daydreams said...

I enjoyed this tour and found the memorial to Thomas Buriton and his wife quite fascinating. Apparently she hasn't died yet!

Diana

Jaśmin said...

Very interesting gothic cathedral.
Regards:)*

Elizabeth Edwards said...

love the entrance, the flooring & all the grave crosses, what a beauty. ( :