St Mary Builth Wells

Some of the following photos were taken a few years ago on one of my visits to Builth Wells. The visit was cut short as you can see later in the blog. All the photo's were taken handheld with out the tripod. I have now added photo's from my latest visit in 2025

The churchyard at St Mary Builth Wells. John Wesley preached in the churchyard on the 3rd May 1743

 

 2025 some updated photos

One of the paths through the churchyard

St Marys church  from across the churchyard

The churchyard looking towards towards the church hall, the spire if from another of the towns chapels

Going in the porch you can see this tomb effigy

Latest photo of the effigy which is John Lloid of Towy 1st Sheriff & Justice of the peace in Wales & servant of Queen Elizabeth I. He died in 1585

Really nice tomb slab or memorial which dates back to 1606, must be the oldest I have seen

 

Roll of honor in the porch

The entrance to St Mary with the font to the right

 

Looking across from the nave to the south asile

 

 

Carving on the west wall
 

Inside you can see this bell which was cast in 1764 and rehung in 2002 for the Queens Golden Jubilee. The plaque on the right tells you more

The Font with carved cover near the entrance

 

There is also some great stained glass windows in the church, this one I think is at the back

 The rose window

 

This is a rather impressive window which depicts the nativity
 

These are the windows showing the Annunciation and the Birth of Christ  which were in the last shot 

 

 

Figures in the four smaller windows

 

 sowing people from the bible

 

 

This one is has an inscription. "Dedicated to all little ones, in Memory of Harold Carpenter.

 

This stained glass window is in  the South Aisle

 

The nave looking towards the chancel

 

2025 and they have now put an altar in front of the chancel arch

 

 

Which gives it a different look

 

 Looking down the nave in 2025

 

 

First time  when I went to take photos of the chancel I noticed a coffin and promptly stopped what I was doing. At this point I felt I was intruding and after saying a prayer left the church. I felt some one should have been with the coffin and after regretted not staying a while RIP.

 

 This time I was able to get a photo of the chancel

 

 Updated photo 2025

 and the chancel window

 

The carved wooden Altar

 

 Alter and east window

 

 

View back down the nave to the back of the church

 

Organ in the chancel

Eagle Lectern which is looking to the Roll of Honor

 

 The carved wooden pulpit 

 

Pulpit view 

 

Fall of poppies

 

 

South aisle

 View from the entrance door

 

The churchyard looking across to the South side of the churchyard












Looking across to the North side of the churchyard

 

Looking up to the Church tower which dates back to 1300

Taken in 2025

Have an enjoyable Weekend

 

Dorchester Abbey

This blog was fist published in 2013 and as I wasunsure what to write for this weeks blog I decided that Dorchester Abbey might make a good subject. Now I have only been in the place once but do intend to return for some better pictures. The Abbey sits beside the river Thame which lend it's name to the Thames which it joins about a Km (half a mile) away.

This was the second church I had visited this day but take this as a taster as I did not go prepared with a Tripod

This is looking down the nave to the back of the church.

Looking towards the Chancel 

The wall paintings are Medieval and shows how old the church is, I think St Brinus had somting to do with it.

The Impressive Chancel window.

 Part of the churchyard

 



On the left are the remains of an old preaching cross and the right the church.

The Abbey church.

Looking along the side of the  church

 This is looking through the Lych Gate to the church.

The churchyard with thatched cottage in the background and a memorial to a one of the clergy. As I said more of a taster I need to go back again.

Have a Wonderful weekend