St Andrews West Hagbourn

 

This week the Church Explorer goes back to St Andrews West Hagbourn which I last visited back in 2015. I spotted a news article on the church after seeing it had the lead stolen off the porch roof and some local builders came to the rescue. It also gave me a chance to try out my new iPhone 17pro. One more thing the pages tabs about have changed a little and now all contain spread sheets with the places on

North side from the path

Bell tower

South side with porch

The tower but you need to look at the freeze around the outside of the church

Along the outside of the church are baroque memorials

They are all eroding away though the one on the end still has the carvings visible 

East and of the church and north aisle

Tower and south aisle

 

Porch which at the time was being repaired due to have in the roof lead nicked 

Back to the tower and the freeze I mentioned

The carvings on the freeze

Churchyard is much the same as my last visit

The fenced tomb still prominent 

The scene of the churchyard and village unchanged

 Three headstones on the west end

Old headstones around the south side

Ivy carpet's the ground around the yew tree

Leaf strewn ground under the trees

Path back under the yew 

Graves at the east end

Sunlit south side graves

Couple of headstones and tombs near the east end of the church

Finally looking west along the north side of the church

The porch 

Inside as you come in

The nave 

Chancel arch 

Long view in the chancel

Between the choir stalls

The altar 

I do like the colorful altar covering

Looking back out to the organ

Which has remembrance poppies hanging form the balcony rails

Closer view of the organ

Which is played remotely here near the chancel arch

Organ pipes

Pulpit with poppy net

Reminder of when the pulpit was made

View down from the pulpit

Lancet windows in the chancel

This window with stained glass inserts is in the north aisle

The inserts are made up of medieval glass

Which no doubt was destroyed in the reformation 

The bits collected and saved for use again

Memorial in the chancel over a squint 

Not east to read here but the memorial is to Hugh Keate and his wife Christian who died in 1613 & 1627, bewteen them they had four son's and three daughters

Memorial to Sarah Baker

One to her Husband William

Wedderbourn memorial

Memorial with a chest on

South aisle you will find the grave of the Loder Family

Two smaller plaques to the Loder family members

I would think this was quite an honour being on the radio back then being broadcast everywhere

Royal coat of arms of Charles 1st I am thinking

Head carveings around the church

One side of the chancel arch

This one is on the other side

South aisle

This memorial is in there

Along with these

These are the more interesting though I cannot read them

The altar and east window in the south aisle

The window is outstanding

Memorial at the bottom 

Looking back up the south asile

The creche for the little ones 

With teddy waiting for a hug 

North aisle

Wooden cross by the screen in the north aisle

St Francis I'm thinking 

The Good Shepherd

 

Roll of honour for West Hagbourn  

A small remembrance display 

The font which I cannot give an age to

Brass lamp

Below which is the font where we look down the south aisle from

The ceiling has some interest too

Where you can see all these carvings

Lectern with wreath

Poppy's to see as you come in

The font in the corner of the south aisle

View between the pews

Vase of flowers by a squint

View of the nave from the north aisle

I will leave you with this photo of a floral display by the chancel

Till Next time may I wish you all a peaceful week