A visit to Hinton Ampner House gave me the opportunity of visiting this church. There is little I can tell you about the church other than parts of it date back to the 13th century and restored in the 19th Century. If you visit the house then it taking time to visit the church is worth while to look round
Walking into the Gardens you see a beautiful view of the church and tower
The church sits in it's own walled area
View of the church as you go through the gate
Looking towards the west end
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The chancel end with some of the graves
Along the South side of the church are many older graves and tombs
Like this with moss growing on it
Round the North side
Moss covers the base of this cross above while ivy gets a hold of this tomb
Much of the churchyard is covered in leaves form the trees nearby
While moss grows on the headstones
Over in one are are a set of family graves
Old and with moss growing on them
Many are hidden in the older trees in the churchyard
Inside the porch a flower arrangement greets you
The church was a lot lighter inside than I expected, the photos are all taken by hand or with a phone as I did not have a tripod
The Chancel
Altar with oak panelling behind
The Altar cross and stained glass windows which look quite modern
Floral display
Looking out of the chancel and into the nave which had people from the house visiting. Another looking down from the pulpit
Some of the memorials you can see in the chancel
Memorial to the Greenwood Family who's vault is nearby
This memorial is in the nave and is in Latin so I'm afraid I cannot translate it
The plaque is nearby and tells you where the above memorial came from
The memorial on the left is on the North wall of the nave the right hand one is the second one from St Mary's Laverstoke
These tombs are in the chancel. Ralf Dutton was the last baron and on his death the house was left to the National Trust
Rather stunning memorial in the chancel
The memorial on the left can be seen opposite the one above in the chancel while the one to the right is nearby
Some nice stained glass can also be seen in the church
These two standing out
Near the entrance to the church is this memorial and below it the font
I'll leave you with this shot of the cross and panelling behind the altar
Do have a wonderful weekend
7 comments:
The churches and chapel that you find Bill are heavenly!
i wonder about that moss ... it growth patter is so different. i know i notice the oddest things ... but i am curious? ( :
Lots of interesting objects to take time with in and outside this church. The memorials are great. I like the windows and the paneling...
Oh Bill!
Only you can always admire the unusual architecture.
Fantastic relationship and beautiful images.
Happy Sunday.
Greetings from Poland.
Lucja
Bill you do find the loveliest churches to share with us, I have to admit I'm not an overly religious person but for some reason I do love exploring churches, either myself or through others eyes, like yours :) You always find the most wonderful details. There's nothing those old gravestones can do to evade the ravishes of time and mother nature, I like them wellworn 😀😀
Interesting and beautiful photos!
Excellent article, as always.
Thanks
Graciel·la
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