St Mary Adwell

I missed this church the last time I was in the area but this time I was determined to see it. The church is was not  from the last one I visited at South Weston and only along the road from St Andrew Wheatfield.
Some history from Wikipedia 
"Adwell's original parish church is believed to have been built late in the 12th century, although the earliest documentation of it is dated 1254. It had only a nave and chancel. The latter may have been enlarged in the 13th century, judging by its east window which was early Decorated Gothic. In the 14th century new windows were inserted in the nave and a new west door was added. In 1553 the building was recorded as having a bell-cot with two bells. All of the walls were repaired around 1800, but by the early 1860s the building was considered too weak to be restored.
The old church building was demolished and in 1865 it was replaced with a new Church of England parish church of Saint Mary designed by the Gothic Revival architect Arthur Blomfield. Blomfield's design replicated the early Decorated style, but the new building retained the south doorway of the old church, which is in the transitional style between Norman and Early English Gothic.The new church also retains the memorials from inside the old one, including a stone effigy of a knight from about 1300. The new building has no aisles, but has north and south chapels arranged as transepts either side of the chancel. There is no tower, but a bell-cot with one bell. The bell dates from about 1350 and so may be from the old church building.
St Mary's parish is now part of the Benefice of Thame.^"

The main entrance to the church is up these superb set of steps where you are faced with a view of the west end

The south side shows the porch and south transept chapel

Going along to the east end

The East end with South chapel

Back to the west end and a view of the church bell in it's spire

The churchyard had headstones scattered around it

And over on the south side were two Commonwealth War Graves

Flying Officer L.C.Martin 

and Leading A.C.W. Diana Marjorie Marks

Up near the West end stand three crosses  and but the side of the church a tomb

Looking towards where the entrance gate is situated

Back to the East end and a couple of Tomb chests

The second entrance which I came in a last look as I go

Unfortunately I found the church locked to could not take any photos of the inside If I get a chance to get some I will post them.

I will leave you this week with this view of St Mary.

Have a good week