By the time I reached this church I was really starting to feel it from lack of liquid as I had bee at it for over four hours I thought the church would be interesting but turned out a big disappointment as it was locked. It is one church I would go back to to see inside
The Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew is unusual in having a spire at one end and a tower at the other. There are only three parish churches with this feature in the UK. The others are at nearby Purton and at Ormskirk, Lancashire. There is a bit more history on wikipeda in the link to St Andrew's Church Wanborough
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Walking up the path where it spits right to the north porch and left the south side, one thing you notice is the central spire
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Path leading to the porch
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Around to the east end
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The south side giving a good view of both tower and central spire
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Central spire where you can see windows letting in light
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The tower and south porch
Northwest view of the tower
North porch and spire, this was where I found the church locked much to my disappointment, I really would like to have seen inside
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Over to the southeast side of the churchyard cremation memorials
towards the western boundary older headstones line the uncut grass area
Old family chest tombs and headstones under the shade of a tree
Smaller chest tomb and headstones
There must have been a lot of wealthy people living around here from the number of chest tombs in this part of the church
More older monuments near the trees
Looking towards the south and more modern graves
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Older headstones looking towards the south of the church where I will take my leave. Though I only spent a short time here the heat had really got to me and after reading some history about the church I may well make an effort to return some time
Till Next time have a peaceful weekend
25 comments:
The spire and tower combination really work well.
That's unusual indeed. It looks as if there are shady areas in the churchyard. I appreciate the photos taken on a hot day. Thank you for sharing and maybe you'll return sometime. I hope you have a good week ahead.
It's amazing how long these old churches have remained standing.
What a beautiful church, it's a shame it was locked.
Interesting architecture. Stay hydrated!
Ah, I have found you again. My link to a Church Explorer looks to have been taken over by an Indonesian company. It's great to be able to view your images again.
Surprisingly they do
Not something I wish to repeat I must admit. I will have to sort out a return to the church sometime
I hope they remain standing for a long time to come yet
Yes, it was though I do hope to return for another visit
Yes, very interesting
You must have had a link to My Grave Place, I changed the name to The Church Explorer years ago and I noticed that had been corrupted in my map links, so I deleted them all. If you want to keep up to date you could try subscribing. Glad you appreciate the photos
Lovely buildings. Amazing to me how they do these structures.
Fascinating bit of trivia that this is one of three parish churches to have a spire and a tower. I hope you get to return sometime and see the inside. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
Thank you for sharing ... I enjoyed reading. The captures remember me to Ireland.
Happy MosaicMonday
What a beautiful place to take photos. I find old graveyards an interesting place to be. We always liked reading the writing on the tombstones, as some of them were quite moving or even funny.
What a shame you weren't able to get inside! It really is intriguing with both the spire and the tower. It looks like the spire is probably newer than the tower?
Stunning architecture - I challenge you to a halloween church image! Thanks for linking up and for sharing with #MySundaySnapshot.
I am so sorry for the late comment but I've only just seen your post. It looks an interesting church but such a shame it was locked. I am not sure if I have seen a separate tower and spire before.
I was struck with this one
Next weeks has one as well
Now that is a place I would love to return to visit
You do get some really funny ones
I drove near the place again today on my way home from Wales
No comment is too late Ragged Robin, I'm late replying as I've been in Wales
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