Cathedrals and Churches

Isle of Wight - Godshill - at the top of the steps up to the church Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60

Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George serves as the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Bishopric of the Forces. The church was designed in 1892 by two military engineers and, because the building was originally intended as the principal church for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army, the foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria. The trowel she used in the ceremony is exhibited in the cathedral’s west porch. However, the church was subsequently not required for this purpose and it eventually became the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Forces instead. Source Wikipedia Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 - vertical stitch of two images in PSCC.

Tower and spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George The church was designed in 1892 by two military engineers and, because the building was originally intended as the principal church for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army, the foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60

Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George - West entrance Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60

St Bartholomew Church Wanborough A church of Saxon origin mentioned in Domesday, rebuilt in the 12th Century Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Wanborough, Surrey This village church is one of the smallest in Surrey, measuring only 13.5 m by 5.5 m internally. It is of Saxon origin with Domesday Survey evidence of a church existing during the reign of Edward the Confessor It was originally built around 1060 replacing an earlier wooden Saxon church. The present church being a 13th Century reconstruction by the monks of Waverley Abbey and a later restoration of 1861. Thus the various walls and windows have significantly different heritage. The Victorian west brick wall now supports an external bell. Nikon D7100 - Tamron 18-270mm

St Bartholomew Church Wanborough - revisited A church of Saxon origin mentioned in Domesday, rebuilt in the 12th Century Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Wanborough, Surrey This village church is one of the smallest in Surrey, measuring only 13.5 m by 5.5 m internally. It is of Saxon origin with Domesday Survey evidence of a church existing during the reign of Edward the Confessor It was originally built around 1060 replacing an earlier wooden Saxon church. The present church being a 13th Century reconstruction by the monks of Waverley Abbey and a later restoration of 1861. Thus the various walls and windows have significantly different heritage. The Victorian west brick wall now supports an external bell. Nikon D7100 - Tamron 18-270mm

St Bartholomew Church Wanborough - Church door A church of Saxon origin mentioned in Domesday, rebuilt in the 12th Century Nikon D7100 - Tamron 18-270mm

St Bartholomew Church Wanborough - Church window A church of Saxon origin mentioned in Domesday, rebuilt in the 12th Century Nikon D7100 - Tamron 18-270mm

Domesday Commemorative plaque in the churchyard of St Bartholomew Church Wanborough Surrey A church of Saxon origin mentioned in Domesday, rebuilt in the 12th Century Nikon D7100 - Tamron 18-270mm

Commemorating Queen Elizabeth II 1952 - 2002 Golden Jubilee, Wanborough Hamlet, Surrey UK.

View to the Bishop's Palace entrance - Wells Cathedral late 1930s B&W print Scanned recovered and repaired

Leaving the Bishop's Palace Gardens through The Bishop's Eye Wells Cathedral, City of Wells - Late 1930s B&W print Scanned recovered and repaired

A few nice old vehicles in this High Street view to Penniless Porch (left) gateway to the Cathedral and The Bishop's Eye on the right; City of Wells Somerset B&W print Scanned recovered and repaired

Bell ropes of St George's Church bell tower, Arreton, Isle of Wight. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60EB

19th century organ of St George's Church Arreton, Isle of Wight Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60EB

Altar and East window - Church of St George Arreton, Isle of Wight Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60EB

Chancel East window - medieval Church of St George Arreton Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60EB

Memorial plaque of 1595 to William Serle - a very charitable gentleman - in St George's Church Arreton, Isle of Wight Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60EB