Surprisingly Wikipedia has quite a short history on the church considering how old the town is.
"The Church of England parish church of St Mary Magdalene has a Norman doorway. The church has a turret clock that John Briant of Hertford made in 1792. The parish is now part of the Benefice of Blenheim, which also includes Begbroke, Bladon, Shipton-on-Cherwell and Yarnton."
Path from the from the road I park in, it takes you to the south side of the church
Tower at the west end
You will find an outstanding Norman doorway along the south wall
East end where the chancel is
West end and south aisle
Looking along the south side from the west end
At the boundary end of the churchyard you find a lot of chest tombs
Opposite side headstones
Collage of some of the chest tombs
Headstones and chest tombs looking south
Chancel arch with alter just in front
Inside the chancel with choir stalls in the foreground
Looking back through the chancel to the nave
Pulpit over one the right side of the chancel arch
Some photos taken with my iphone
Nave which has been reordered with old pew removed and chairs replacing them.
The altar which is used for services just in front of the chancel arch.
Chancel
Alter and east window
Nice floral display at the foot of the altar
Closer view
The reredo along with alter cross and candles.
These are on display in the chancel, and I can old presume they are part of a screen.
Eagle lectern
West window
The church does have a lot of stained glass
which can take some time to look around
Double windows
South aisle
You can also see a lot of memorials on the south wall
Which I think have all been moved here a some time
some as you see are older than others
I just feel they were all grouped here to save space
No doubt this brass was removed from the tomb and put on display, the cover to preserve it and stop people taking brass rubbings.
Rev William was well thought of considering his life is written down on the plaque
Brotherton family memorial
Floor tomb
More modern floor memorial
East end of the south aisle
You can see a lot of head carving son the pillars
that devide off the south aisle
I thought keeners were used for keeling on not sitting on as these are.
They all depict some scene of person, Winson Churchill is buried in a nearby village though I have no doubt he did worship here, after all the main gates to Blenheim Palace are only a short distance away
The shepherd following a star of Bethlehem
Charis with kneelers on
The chancel roof
Which if you look up you will see faces looking down
Beautiful woodwork on the chancel roof
I will end with the font this week
Till next time I wish you all a wonderful weekend
14 comments:
There's a lot to take in as one walks around the churchyard and inside the church. Thank you Bill for all the detailed photos. I particularly like the stained glass windows, the tiles, the woodwork and the stone carvings. May you have a peaceful Sunday and a good week ahead.
Such a beautiful structure, Billy. I really enjoyed the stained glass and seeing the graveyard. Are any names or dates still readable?
You have a blessed weekend, too!
Some lovely hints of its past with the faces on the ceiling, the carvings on the pillars and the font and that FABULOUS Norman archway. Oh my. I had to look up Catetchical method I have to say . . .
Wonderful Norman doorway and I do like the carvings. Looks a very interesting church.
Outstanding! You captured some great details
Thank you Linda, I found it a charming church to look around. Hope you had a good weekend
Many of the names are still readable more so than some modern ones.
I think that is something a lot of people miss when the visit from the town side. It was one of the most notable things to see on the church
It is, I think you would like to look around it if you were in the vicinity
Thank you Linda
Gorgeous photos.
The Norman door and the chancel roof are amazing.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos.
Is an incredible and total complete article about this ancient church. The photographs you made, have high quality. I think that this is a real beautiful church in this town.
Thank you again for this wonderful post.
Yes, I can empathize with that: it's sometimes a shame that so little can be found online about various buildings, historical contexts, people, etc. I'm currently searching for my next post myself.
This church is really interesting and a jewel of architecture!
Thank you so much for this wonderful post on
MosaicMonday
Many Greetings from Heidrun, I wish you a pleasant time
Such a beautiful building - Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
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