This week the Church Explorer visits St Leonard Eynsham which was only visited recently. I decided to jump a couple of churches I have yet to post from this year and show the inside of this beautiful old church.
The market square you will find St Leonard's Church
Inside the porch the entrance door and to the right a door leading to the bell tower
The sign at the door told me it was Wednesday War Welcome and after entering and saying hello was asked if I would like a drink, I declined and said I would take my photos first, as you can see a few of the locals were making the most of it
Chancel arch
Chancel
Altar rails and altar
Altar & east window
Closer view
Looking back through the chancel arch towards the back of the church
Kneeler in front of the altar table
The beautiful east window
The top windows are in the nave and chancel, the two bottom panels are made up of mediaeval glass and is in the nave
View of the chancel arch with the altar used for services in the foreground
Another view of the chancel
Back through the chancel to the nave
The pulpit
Wide view of the church showing the south aisle, nave and north aisle
Some of the memorials in the church
More memorials you can see
The organ which looks quite modern
Down in the chancel the north wall has been cleared of the plaster to show the faded wall painting it hid
Church chest
This is the last of the medieval pews and the panels in the centre is a piece of the old rood screen
Headstops on the chancel arch and the roof corbels
North aisle
The door takes you into the chapel that was there, now it has been changed for use as a crèche
There you can find a hand written Roll of Honour and this note to go with it
The entrance door with a piece of the stone arch from the old abbey
You can see the arch had the carvings on it still
The plaques showing the ten commandments
These ancient piscina and aumbry can be found in the south aisle
The archway here was the entrance to the stairs leading to the rood loft
Beautiful candelabra in the nave
The church font which was a capital from the old abbey
The detail on the rim which if you look beneath you will find a green man, I missed this only finding out after reading the history.
With that I will take my leave till next time, Have a great weekend
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What a marvelous interior!
ReplyDeleteThat really is a beautiful church. How lovely that they were offering drinks and a place to meet up. x
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering, if the church is really old, like centuries old, has the same market been going on outside it for that long too?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! The location is quite a change from your usual churches, which seem to reside in splendid isolation.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting church :) Good to see the fragment of the whole rood screen and of course the fragments of medieval glass. So glad it was open.
ReplyDeleteBilly - the stained glass is so pretty, whether you look at it close up or from a distance. I love touring these churches with you!
ReplyDeleteThere's certainly a lot to see. I especially liked the medieval pew.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a dedicated photographer, you really do love your churches! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
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