Saturday 27 January 2018

St Mary Pryton



This was the third of the churched I visited on my pre Christmas tour around and one which I finally found open lucky also that St Mary has it's own wikipedia page so I'll let you read the history on that


The entrance to the churchyard is through this very nice lych gate









that is lined either side with the roll of honour for the village






On going through you are greeted by a nice view of the church itself




The three bells are hung in their own
support at the west end






The Northside



back to the South










 



The three bells











Porch on the south side




The porch has a gate taking you in there which are a memorial to one of the former rectors

Inside I found the church quite dark even with the lights on. The photos have been edited to show more of the inside

The chancel arch




Above the altar and chancel window
with left the altar



advent candles beside the altar





The pulpit which looks old is dated 1636
 










And a view of the nave from it







Christmas tree in one of the window sills


Memorial to Alfred St George Hamerley KC. JP. he seemed a well travelled person and served in the Great war




Couple of memorials to men wo died in the First World War




Couple more memorials





One to the Morris family





Couple of bishops chairs with  acarved panel behind





and a mural thanking the lord






Christmas trees seemed to be the theme in the church as decoration with Christmas coming up. The one above has three wise men. Right a bell dated 1593








Last look from the doorway and we are in the South churchyard





Looking East





Going around the west end you pass this tomb




Over in an overgrown part of the churchyard





Looking East on the North side of the church





You can find this off looking sculpture there





Some of yery very over grown graves in the churchyard




I did not venture out much in the churchyard as it was very wet and cold











Heading back to the gate


Past this lone headstone under a fir-tree

I will leave you with this shot of a Nativity scene when you could see when you walked in the church
Till Next time may I wish you a wonderful week



4 comments:

Elaine said...

Love that lychgate and memorials, the pretty porch and the metal gates, the simple interior, and the churchyard looks very interesting - until you reach that sculpture. Weird, definitely a story behind that one.

Tom said...

...Bill, another lovely gate leading towards this beautiful church. The rather flat bell tower is interesting.

Linda said...

My, it looks old and rather tired. Intriguing though. I like that odd sculpture.

George N. Parks said...

Nice post, I like that you captured the mundane - like the little Charlie Brown Christmas tree, the Manger, and the sculpture, a bird?