Church Interiors - an open thread.

[Haydn Clarke]

Segenhoe, Bedfordshire.

 

[gramps]

Segenhoe, Bedfordshire.

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You must go back and this time hide the chimney stacks!

 

[Haydn Clarke]

And a few random images from three Bedfordshire churches that are now in the Church Conservation Trust.
The first : st Mary’s, Lower Gravenhurst
Second: St Margaret Of Antioch, Knotting Green
last: St Deny’s, Little Barford

 

[justpix]

Hi, Maria Versuchung (Mary's Visitation) in Laubenheim/D :

 

[justpix]

Hi, Maria Versuchung (Mary's Visitation) in Laubenheim/D :

 

[hockeyboy150]

Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Hull.

 

[justpix]

Hi, Katharinenkirche in Oppenheim/D :

 

[justpix]

Hi, Katharinenkirche in Oppenheim/D :

 

[justpix]

Hi, Katharinenkirche in Oppenheim/D :

 

[Mag1cp2x]

Spoiler alert !
There are three carvings of a very small mouse inside Saint Mary's Church in Thirsk, North Yorkshire - where are the other two
Saint Mary's, Thirsk, ceiling by Graeme Hutson, on Flickr
Saint Mary's, Thirsk floor by Graeme Hutson, on Flickr
IMG_0484 by Graeme Hutson, on Flickr

 

[gramps]

Spoiler alert !
There are three carvings of a very small mouse inside Saint Mary's Church in Thirsk, North Yorkshire - where are the other two

The wooden memorial plaque to Richard Butterwick.

 

[Mag1cp2x]

The wooden memorial plaque to Richard Butterwick.

… and at the base of the huge candle holder by the altar.

 

[ShropshireLad]

The grave of Katherine Parr.
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[AndrewFlannigan]

Interior of St Michael's Without, Bath, so-called as it was the first church built outside the city walls.

Erected in medieval times, the church was completely rebuilt in the 1730s then replaced by the current building in 1837...

 

[gramps]

Side area of Bristol Cathedral


Bristol Cathedral by Bristol Streets, on Flickr

Some plasterwork within the Cathedral.


Bristol Cathedral Plasterwork by Bristol Streets, on Flickr

 

[Kevin Allan]

Intrepid 4x5 camera and Fomapan 100 film:


St Peters' Church in Bywell, Northumberland by Kevin Allan, on Flickr

 

[Mag1cp2x]

Lincoln Cathedral ceiling
Lincoln Cathedral ceiling by Graeme Hutson, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, the Reformed (Calvinist) Church in Ausserferrera/CH :










All (or perhaps even more than ( ) ) you may want to know ... :

 

[gramps]

St John's on the Wall, Bristol.


St John on the Wall Church Bristol by Bristol Streets, on Flickr


St John on the Wall Altar Bristol by Bristol Streets, on Flickr


St John on the Wall Organ Bristol by Bristol Streets, on Flickr

E-M5 Mk 3 + Laowa C&D-Dreamer MFT 10mm F2.0

A church rising from Bristol's medieval walls

St John's is part of the very fabric of Bristol - it was built into the city walls in the fourteenth century as a place for travellers to offer prayers before a journey. In the twelfth century there were five churches built into Bristol's city walls, acting both as part of the city's defences, and as places for travellers to offer prayers before a journey. St John's is the only one that remains.

As you walk down the slope of Broad Street, the view of the Gothic city gate with the elegant perpendicular spire of St John's rising above, is stunning. The building of St John's coincided with a period of great prosperity for Bristol. Walter Frampton (died 1388), who was mayor of the city three times, founded the church, and his splendid monument stands in the chancel. His effigy lies on a tombchest decorated with heraldic shields, with a long-tailed dog at his feet.

Other monuments in the chancel, and in the early fourteenth century vaulted crypt beneath, testify to the wealth and business activity of the city in medieval times and later. See, for example, the alabaster tomb in the crypt of a merchant and his wife, with their ten children represented in panels below.

The interior of the church is impressively tall and graceful, with fine fittings dating mostly from the seventeenth century. On the north side of the church built into the city wall is a fountain, a branch of a conduit installed to bring water to the Carmelite Friary 700 years ago. It is said that at election times in the past it was sometimes made to run with wine.

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

St John the Baptists Church in Ditton Priors Shropshire well worth a visit

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

 

[philmarion]

Chairs aplenty by Phil Marion (203 million views), on Flickr

St Paul's Basilica by Phil Marion (203 million views), on Flickr

 

[Bobsyeruncle]

Chapel in Sintra, Portugal...

 

[philmarion]

Ceiling of St Paul's Basilica - Toronto by Phil Marion (203 million views), on Flickr

 

[d00d]

Graca, Lisbon. Church on the right, the rest is Convent.

and here's church interior

 

[woof woof]

Durham.

 

[superpippo]

And a few random images from three Bedfordshire churches that are now in the Church Conservation Trust.
The first : st Mary’s, Lower Gravenhurst
Second: St Margaret Of Antioch, Knotting Green
last: St Deny’s, Little Barford

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Nicely handled

 

[justpix]

Hi, St. Severus in Boppard/D :

 

[Bristolian]

We spent a week in Scotland recently and stopped at St Conan's Kirk in the village of Loch Awe. Originally built as a Chapel of Ease by the Campbells of Innis Chonan in the 1880s it was extended in the early 1900s. There are three chapels within the Kirk. On a clear day the views from the back of the Kirk is quite spectacular (or so I was assured) but unfortunately it was grey and gloomy on the day we visited

 

[gramps]

We spent a week in Scotland recently and stopped at St Conan's Kirk in the village of Loch Awe. Originally built as a Chapel of Ease by the Campbells of Innis Chonan in the 1880s it was extended in the early 1900s. There are three chapels within the Kirk. On a clear day the views from the back of the Kirk is quite spectacular (or so I was assured) but unfortunately it was grey and gloomy on the day we visited
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Interesting archway feature in #5

 

[Bristolian]

I take it you're referring to the white "thing"? I've never seen anything like it before and for some reason I didn't get a picture of it from the front

 

[gramps]

I take it you're referring to the white "thing"? I've never seen anything like it before and for some reason I didn't get a picture of it from the front

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Actually I meant the architectural design with the columns and archways, which is very interesting and unusual.
I guess the 'white thing' is someone's 'creative' idea of something theological ... but then again!

 

[Petrochemist]

I've taken quite a few over the years but the only one I have readily to hand is this through the viewfinder shot:
Dedham church TTV by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

 

[Bristolian]

Actually I meant the architectural design with the columns and archways, which is very interesting and unusual.
I guess the 'white thing' is someone's 'creative' idea of something theological ... but then again!

Ah, okay, yes an interesting part of the Kirk, with granite pillars and beautifully sculpted "Dolphin" chairs.


Edited to replace image with a better quality one.

 

[justpix]

Hi, St.Quintin in Mainz/D :

 

[John_L]

A couple from St Mary, Portbury, North Somerset.


St Mary Portbury (2) by John Liddle, on Flickr


The organ

Organ at St Mary's Portbury (modified) by John Liddle, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, the ceiling, St.Peter in Mainz/D :

 

[justpix]

Hi, St.Peter in Mainz/D :

 

[justpix]

Hi, St.Peter in Mainz/D :