St Mary the Virgin, Fawley

 

This week the Church Explorer makes a return visit to St Mary the Virgin Fawley in Buckinghamshire  this time I get to go inside which I was unable to do on my visit back in 2019

 The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary the Virgin was rebuilt in 1748. It has a Tree of Life stained glass window designed by the artist John Piper (who lived nearby in Fawley Bottom) and Patrick Reyntiens." If you click on the above link it will take you to a more in depth history on Wikipedia

The tower from the churchyard

Moving round the north a bit

West end view, the entrance is through the door infront

War memorial and church

Southeast end

This looks up the churchyard to the Freeman Mausoleum

The Freeman Mausoleum

The inscription on the side

Graves near the second Mausoleum the covered cross looks like it might fall over soon

Looking east towards the roadside wall 

The Mackenzie Mausoleum

Looking to the war memorial

East over the churchyard 

Collage of the older headstones

These are baroque headstones though I missed getting a shot of one behind

I did like this headstone, thought it unusual 

Looking east

New churchyard

Sir Robert Fowler 

John Piper He only lived a few miles away

 Not easy to get a photo with the sun coming at you.

 

 

Inside looking down the nave

Chancel with east window

Window detail

And the altar

Looking up at the barrel ceiling

Back to the entrance

Chancel again now I found the light switch

See the altar and rear panel better

East window not as detailed though

The pulpit 

And how the nave looks from it

The west window on the gallery

North transept 

Stained glass windows in it

Tree of Life window by John Piper 

 Memorial under the window

 

 You can read about it here. I might add I have come across quite a few John Piper windows many are local

Memorial getting a bit faded to Reverend Thomas Powys  and his wife Elizabeth

More stained glass which is in the North transept 

Along with quite a few brass memorials

Never easy to take photos of because they are shiny when they are dull it becomes easier 

This large monument is in the transept as well

Jacob Whitelock 

It's in Latin which I never learned 

He has a very smug look to him

I presume its a hawk or eagle at his feet and a deer at feet of the wife

I think her name is Elizabeth and she is behind him a bit higher up

Nearby is another memorial not easy to read or get to

Another view of the font which looks colorful 

The pulpit again

Which has carved heads on the corners

Memorial to Lucy from her sisters 

Looking southwest across the church

The Roll of Honour 

Memorial to Anne

 

Collage of the stained glass windows

Memorial to Philip and Elizabeth 

The arch at the back or the church has this writing on the pillars

closer view of the writing 

Memorial to Karen Lancaster

When I was going I notice the chancel arch now the lights were on

Above it dove which was now lit up

Till next time may I wish you all a peaceful week