Saturday, 26 August 2017

St Pauls Highmoor


Not often you come across a church for sale but that is what I saw on my way to visit another church at Rotherfield Greys. On the way back I topped off to get some pictures before it was sold.


Not a sign you expect to see on a church
 
Saint Paul at Highmoor Cross was designed by the architect Joseph Morris of Reading and built by Robert Owthwaite of Henley-on-Thames in 1859 as a chapel of ease by the vicar of Rotherfield Peppard to cater for the wider rural population of the parish. The church was apparently paid for (along with the adjoining unlisted parsonage) by the Revd. Joseph Smith, the rector of Rotherfield Peppard, as a chapel of ease. Highmoor was made a separate parish in 1860.

St Paul’s was the parish church of Highmoor and was declared closed for regular public worship with effect from 1 June 2012, when the parish of Highmoor became united with Nettlebed.

View of the church along the north side






Another shot this time looking west















Taken over the wall towards the church





North side view
 West end shot with the bellcote

 Have to forgive me with this photo it's a stitch of the south side of the church from one end of the churchyard

The entrance door




























Looking through the grass to the East end of the churchyard on the South side




Much of the South west end of the churchyard is covered in Blackberry bushes hiding graves




the just poke up out of the shrubbery




 The East end is clearer











Above the stained glass you can see from the outside.

Right the church beside the road on the North side




These graves are on the east end of the church
























Above the two war graves you can see. Private A Green & Private R.Baldwin.
Right the remains of a cast grave marker























Above a broken cast marker and a compete one in differing parts of the churchyard
Left the churchyard suffers with long grass




One tomb nearly lost in the grass
















Waling around to the East end

The East end where you can see fresh flowers left on family graves

 I'll leave you with a shot of the bellcote and the silent bell on St Pauls
Have a great Bank Holiday Weekend


7 comments:

Elaine said...

What a very attractive building. Do you know whether it is being sold to become a home, or does it have restrictions? I always have mixed feelings about these sales, I confess.

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Bill!
I love stone churches. They are beautiful and dignified.
Great relationship and excellent photos.
Have a nice Sunday:)
Lucja

Tom said...

...Bill, too many churches here are for sale! The buyer of this one is getting a gorgeous piece of history. I hope that it will be well cared for!

doodles n daydreams said...

A lovely old stone church and it looks like some impressive stained glass windows as well.

Diana

Betty J. Crow said...

Very interesting post and the pics are awesome! Love the door!

Anonymous said...

I have visited this church as I have ancestors buried there. It’s very sad that it was sold and I’m not sure who actually owned it.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for posting these photos. My ancestors were all christened, married and buried there.