A few miles away from the last church was St Simon & St Jude Milton-Under-Wychwood which was the next church I had on my list from Oxfordshires Best Churches.
The Church of England parish church of St. Simon and St. Jude was designed by the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street and built in 1853–54. Street also designed the village school (now closed) and teacher's house, which were built at the same time.
The church from near the gate
As you get near the church the large buttress on the west end is quite evident I wonder if it was placed to stop the bell turret falling as it overhung the west wall
South east view
The east end at least the best I can get of it
North east view
North west
Back around the south side and the porch
The churchyard over to the south of the church
Looking east the churchyard is mostly overgrown
Further west the churchyard is kept cut
Looking north where you can see they leave the grass to grow long
Various parts of the churchyard
Further south again and you come to more recent burials
The Commonwealth War Grave of Gunner E Hawcutt
The porch
Inside is worth looking at
From inside the door the church is full of arches
The nave with north and south aisles
Chancel arch looking in the chancel
This movable table is the altar they normally use in services
Inside the chancel
Altar and east window
The altar with wood screen behind
The East window
West view from the chancel arch
Brass eagle lectern and the pulpit
The nave and south aisle from the pulpit
Choir stall and organ behind
One of the carved ends on the choir stall
The organ pipes looking quite splendid being painted
The other bank of choir stalls
The west end wall of the church with the two stained glass windows
The west stained glass windows
The roll of honor
The Roll shows three villages
The memorials on the west wall are from the Samuda family
North aisle
A small alter at the end by the organ
South aisle
Where you find a piano and when the sun shines the windows glow
Kneelers with the saints names on by the altar rails
The modern stained glass south east window
Other beautiful stained glass to see in the church
Other items to see in the church
It shame you cannot smell this floral display
4 comments:
I loved seeing the table for children in this gorgeous church, Billy. I wonder why the grass is cropped in some places but growing wild in others? I'm so happy that you shared these photos with us. Blessings!
I was wondering the same thing as Martha Jane. Why do they only trim part of the church yard? Did the dead people forget to pay for upkeep?
That tower is impressive. I agree that the buttress was probably added to keep it from falling. The interior carvings are interesting, and the stained glass is lovely.
Martha Jane & Linda the grass is let to grow in a lot of English churchyards for the wildlife and so the insects can thrive. They tend to leave the older pats of a churchyard where the older graves have been forgotten about and neglected. The parts people visit are kept cut
Such beautiful buildings - Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #MySundaySnapshot.
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