Churches Collection (page 26)

Gooderstone Church, Norfolk, England. Date: Medieval

St. Magnuss Church, on the island of Egilsay, a ruined building with a most unusual tower, Orkneys, Scotland. Date: 12th century

Paris Sainte Chapelle
Surrounded by law courts and government departments, the Sainte-Chapelle is hard to see as an isolated building. Date: circa 1904

Isleworth, London
Isleworth Church, seen across the Thames Date: 1846

Inverkeithing Church
The Parish Church of St. Peter, Inverkeithing, Fifeshire, Scotland. The tower dates from the 12th century, but the rest of the building was rebuilt in 1826 after fire Date: 12th & 19th century

Torphichen Preceptory
The Preceptory, or Quiere, at Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. Torphichen was the chief seat in Scotland of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, introduced in 1153 Date: 1960s photo

Dunlichty Church
The little church and graveyard at Dunlichty, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Date: 1960s photo

Cascob Church
The massive and ancient church of Cascob, which lies tucked away in a remote valley at the north eastern end of Radnor Forest, Radnorshire, Wales. Date: 1950s photo

Mongeham, Kent
The unusual entrance porch to the church at Mongeham, near Deal, Kent Date: 1829

Llanfair P. G. Church
The little church in the village with the longest name, which is usually abbreviated to Llanfair P.G. on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Date: 1960s photo

Trelleborg old church
One of the last pictures of the Trelleborg old church, Sweden. It was pulled down 1914, Date: 1914

Sedilis & Piscina
Triple Sedilis and Piscina at St. Peter & St. Pauls Church, Courtenhall, Northamptonshire, England. Date: Medieval

Corn Dollies at Dymock church, Gloucestershire, England. This pagan symbols are still used in modern Christian churches as thanks for a fruitful life. Date: August 1963

Anglo Saxon Font
An Anglo-Saxon font, at Ansty Church, Wiltshire, England. Date: 10th century

Winchester Font
The fine old font at Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England. Made of black Tournai marble, it is believed to date from about 1180 and features St Nicholas Date: 12th century

St. Pauls Cross Tablet
The tablet at the base of St. Pauls Cross, in the grounds of St. Pauls Cathedral, London. Here is given the history of the cross formerly occupying the site. Date: 1930s

St. Pauls Across Thames
A fine industrial riverside view of St. Pauls Cathedral, from Bankside, London. Date: 1930s

Chapel of St. Lawrence
The Chapel of St. Lawrence, Ashburton, Devon, England, with its 15th century Gothic tower. It was the Bishop of Exeters private chapel. Date: 15th century

Beverley Minster Gate
A splendid wrought iron gate in a corner of Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, England. The minster took centuries to build and is renowned for its magnificent architecture. Date: Medieval

ULM CHURCH
The Baptismal Font of the futuristic modern church at Ulm, Germany. Date: 1930s

R. A. F. Memorial Chapel
The interior of the Royal Air Force Memorial Chapel, Biggin Hill, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

Buckland Church
The interior of Buckland Church, near Yelverton, south Devon, England, with an almost paranormal light at the end of the aisle. Date: early 1930s

St. Brides Chapel
The ruins of St. Brides (or St. Bridget s) Chapel, near Callender, Perthshire, Scotland, with Ben Ledi in the background. Date: 1950s

Dolygaer Chapel, near the Taff Fechan Reservoir. When the reservoir was constructed the village of Dolygaer was submerged. The chapel is now a private residence. Date: 19th century

Norman Font
A very fine Norman font in the Parish Church at Waltham-in- the-Wold, Leicestershire, England. Date: 11th - 12th century

St. Ninians Chapel
The ruins of St. Ninians Chapel, near the harbour, Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. It is reputed to be the first recordced Christian church in Scotland. Date: circa 397 A, D

Castle Combe Churchyard
Part of the large churchyard of St. Andrews Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, founded in the 13th century but largely rebuilt in the 19th century. Date: late 1960s

London Tourists 1980
Tourists on the steps of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, England. Date: circa 1980

St, Mary-Le-Strand
The church of St. Mary-le-Strand, on a traffic island in the middle of the Strand, central London, England. It was designed by James Gibbs. Date: completed 1717

Angelic Font
The massive font, with its flying angels corbels below the bowl, in the church at Woodchurch, the Wirral, Merseyside, England. Date: 15th century

Saxon Chapel
St. Peter-on-the-Wall Chapel, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, England. In 654, St. Cedd, Bishop of the East Saxons built this chapel on the ruined (Roman) Othona Fort. Date: 7th century

Early Christian Chapel
Gallarus Oratory, near Smerwick, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. This strange building is an early Christian chapel, stone with no mortar, Date: circa 800 A.D

Emberton Church
All Saints Church, Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1960s

Huntingdons Free Church
The Countess of Huntingdons Free Church, Deansway, Worcester, England. Lady Huntingdon was converted to Methodism in 1739. She built many such chapels in England. Date: built 1804

St. Aldhelms Chapel, on top of the windswept promintory of St. Aldhelms Head, near Worth Matravers, Dorset, England. Built c.1140 in memory of a bride & groom who drowned. Date: early 12th century

St. Wollos Church
St. Wollos Cathedral, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, has a Saxon chapel and a Norman nave. The Gothic Casquet was added in the 15th century. A cathedral from 1929 Date: 1960s

East Hagbourne Church
St. Andrews Church, East Hagbourne, Berkshire, England, a fine mixture of Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular architecture. Date: 12th - 15th century

Oldest British Font
The ancient font of Old Radnor Church, Radnorshire, Wales, is probably the oldest and largest font in Britain. It was probably a Pagan altar, adapted to Chritianity. Date: 1950s

St. Roberts Cave Chapel, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. Robert Flower, son of a Mayor of York, took up residence here in the late 12th century. Date: late 12th century

Saxon Church Doorway
The fine pointed Saxon doorway of Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Street, Colchester, Essex, England. Date: 11th century

St. Govans Chapel
St Govans Chapel, the remarkable building nestling in between the rocks on St. Govans Head, where St. Govan the hermit lived, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Date: 6th century

Cobham Church, Kent, England, is partly 13th century and contains some of the finest brasses in the country. Date: 13th century

Snowshill Church
The church of the picturesque Cotswold village of Snowshill, Gloucestershire, England. Date: 1960s

Leominster Church, Leominster, Herefordshire, England, a huge Norman church, with two naves and an early 14th century tower. Date: 12th - 14th century

Cooling Church
The Church of St. James, Cooling, Kent, England, famous for its association with Charles Dickens as the place where Pip first met Magwich in Great Expectations. Date: late 14th century

Romano-Byzantine Mosaic
Romano-Byzantine style mosaics, designed by G. Pippet, in the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Catherine, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. Date: 1930s

Church Font
The old font in the parish church at Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. Date: 11th - 12th century

Font Detail
Detail on the 14th century font at Offord Church, Suffolk, England. Date: 14th century

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