As promised from last week my photos from inside St Mary Chalgrove I must admit I thought of showing the photo below as a teaser buy forgot I had it on my phone. This is the entrance porch with wrought iron work on it which is also glazed, though this you see the church door, if you look to the top right you can see part of a painting. The walls of the porch have more paintings on as well but I could not get a good shot of them due to the light. This door is only used on (I presume) services that are held at the church, any other time you get a key and enter through the North door. For an excellent history on the church and more on the wall paintings you see I urge you to visit Britain Express
The main entrance and door to the church
View down the main aisle to the chancel
The Chancel arch and chancel itself
You can see the wall paintings I had come to see
Looking back to the west end
Above the altar and looking the other way to the choir stalls
Over one side is a squint
and the chancel floor a couple of church brasses
14th century sedilia and piscina
There are a few memorials in the chancel that were placed there before the wall paintings were uncovered
This one looks a little grotesque on the Francis Markham memorial
This one seems to be dated 1623
and it to Benedict Winchcombe
Robert Quatremain
memorial dated 1697
Couple of Bequests that you can find on the wall
The Ten Commandments
The Lords Prayer and I Believe
Tomb in the cancel where the brasses have come off
Left a view through the arch to the British Legion flags.
Right the pulpit which dates to 1660
From which you get this view of the church
The church font and Pentecostal candle
Top of the font
Looking down the North & South Aisles
Above the door you come through in the North aisle
Left the church chest stood on a hand bier which no doubt is as old at the chest
which if you look on the top is dated 1674 with the initials of the people who had the keys to it
Looking over from the North aisle to the chancel arch, if you look just above the small arch you can see a 14th century cresset
The altar in the North aisle and a little niche with icons in it
Memorial to Reverend Robert French Laurence
The lectern and a window out from the chancel
Above a rather nice floral display near the altar.
Left the Nave looking to the back
Another view of the pulpit with the steps leading to it
Looking across the font to the nave
The main item I came to see was the wall paintings which decorate the chancel
Starting at North wall by the chancel arch
Going around to the central part
and onto the West end
Going round to the South side
The central part on the South wall
and back to the chancel arch
Panoramic with the phone showing the chancel
With that I'll leave you with this view of the floral decoration by the altar
For more about the church visit St Mary Chalgrove
For more about the church visit St Mary Chalgrove
Till next time have a great Bank Holiday Weekend
