Back to the local. St. Mary’s in Hitchin is a magnificent Wool Church but its interior, at first glance, is less impressive than its exterior. Hitchin was firmly Puritan during the civil war so much of the decoration was destroyed while the carved figures on the tombs have eroded due to the softness of theContinue reading “The floor of St. Mary’s”
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Simple beauty
Two more medieval churches – St George’s at Edworth, and a longstanding favourite, St Mary Magdalene at Caldecote. Both are isolated and long bereft of parishioners, maintained by charitable bodies but open to visitors. Each is a minor jewel. Edworth is particularly fine with its remaining stained windows and carved pews while Caldecote’s charm isContinue reading “Simple beauty”
In church
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Minsden Chapel 1 Minsden Chapel 2 Minsden Chapel 3 Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Iron 1 Iron 2 Iron 3 Perspective (Hexton)
St. Mary the Virgin – Letchworth
The oldest church in Letchworth, St. Mary’s has traces of its Saxon origins but is mostly of early Norman construction. It’s a tiny and delightful building on Letchworth Lane with some interesting 19th and 20th gravestones, including one of a Belgian soldier of the First World War, paid for by work mates from the factoryContinue reading “St. Mary the Virgin – Letchworth”
Churches #15
Medieval faces from St. Ippolyts
Churches #14
Datchworth Willian
Churches #13
My thanks to the creator of the Hertfordshire Churches website for encouraging me to re-visit Clothall church in the hills above Baldock. I’d poked around it once before and entirely missed its treasure. Behind the altar are three late medieval stained glass windows containing dozens of beautifully rendered birds, some of familiar species, some ofContinue reading “Churches #13”
Churches #12
Churches #11
Graffiti This series of posts has already included some examples of graffiti carved into the fabric of local churches: the sword at St. Paul’s Walden and the three-weddings engraving at the same church, the evocative plague memorial and rendering of the old St. Paul’s cathedral at Ashwell, for example. Below are some more instances. TheContinue reading “Churches #11”
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