St Peter Broughton Poggs

  Last church of the day I had to visit and one I did wonder about where I could park, The church stands behind a converted farmhouse or manor In the end I drove along the drive and parked outside the main house, no one seemed to mind. This church completed the ones I wanted to visit in the far west of Oxfordshire south of the A40. There are still two nearer to me I will get around to going to sometime. All the churches listed in the Benefice of the Shill Valley I have now been to though two I have not been inside yet

Below is the church with the war memorial

"Parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Peter are early Norman, including the 12th-century nave and font. There is a small Norman window in the north wall. The chancel arch is also 12th-century but the squints that flank it are later insertions. Early English and Decorated Gothic windows have been inserted in the south wall of the nave. The lower part of the bell tower was built around 1200 and the chancel is late 13th century. The north porch may be 13th or 14th century. The south door is set in a Caernarvon arch. St Peter's was restored and altered in 1874, and is a Grade II* listed building. St Peter's parish is now part of the Benefice of Shill Valley and Broadshire, which includes also the parishes of Alvescot, Black Bourton, Broadwell, Filkins, Holwell, Kelmscott, Kencot, Langford, Little Faringdon, Shilton and Westwell.^"

 

 Closer as you walk down the path 

South side showing the churchyard

South view of the church

The south doorways

The typanum has a mass dial on it as does one of the doorposts 

Graves at the west end of the church, for some reason I did not take one of the east end

North side towards the east end

Near the east boundary wall

Looking over the the south wall

Tombs and headstone on the south side

One of the tombs with Ivy climbing on it

Looking east

Two older headstones in the long grass

West view of the churchyard

The porch and way in on the north side

Along the nave

Altar in the chancel

I used my iphone for most of the photos this shows a wider view and the narrow chancel arch

The chancel arch with squints either side

The chancel

Back of the church

The pulpit and steps leading to it

View down from the pulpit

Looking through the chancel to the arch and the nave

Zooming in a bit to frame the font

 

The two east windows

 

Collage of the east window, not my best

This stained glass window is in the tower

One in the chancel

Rather nice memorial to Richard Burls

Lady Margaret's memorial

A memento Mori

This one is beneath the lat one

Rev John Avent

Goodenough memorials

Of which there are quite a few

Grave slab in the aisle

The Roll of Honor in the shape of a grave cross

I took this one with out the gold crown to show it better

Church Roof

Organ in the chancel

The rather nice 12 century Norman Font still in use

 

I will leave you with this view of the south side of the church

Till next time may I wish you all a peaceful week

St Peter Filkins

 

St Peter Filkins is  only a few miles from the last church and more of less same distance from the next church I will be visiting. I forgot to take a photo of the font in the church though I admit I cannot remember seeing one

 There is not much history on this church as it is not that old

"The Gothic Revival architect G. E. Street designed the Church of England parish church of Saint Peter, and it was built in 1855–57. The parish is now part of the benefice of Shill Valley and Broadshire."

First view you get coming along the footpath

 

From the gate looking to the porch

 

South west view from the churchyard

A little further north to see the west end

East end showing the apse and vestry

 

Vestry and north side
 

Graves at the east end

From the far east of the churchyard

Headstones and cross

 

Marble cross marking a grave

 

 

 West end of the churchyard

Various parts of the churchyard

The porch beckons

The nave looking towards the chancel

Chancel arch

wide view of the chancel and the apse

The altar and simple wooden cross with candle holders

The triple east window curving around in the apse

Looking up to the painted apse ceiling

Collage of the east window

The other stained glass window of note which I think is nicer that the east windows

This window had stained glass panels in it

Looking back through the nave to the west end

North aisle with organ at the end

The organ off the nave

Wine glass pulpit

Looking down from the pulpit

The Roll of Honor and the Battlefield Grave marker of Private J.Flux

There are two other memorials you can see in the church

Royal legion flag beside of the winodws

View of the nave from over on the north aisle

I will take my leave with this photo of a flower vase full of lilies

Till next time may I wish you al a a peaceful week