furneux pelham church, herts.

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brent pelham church, herts.

brent pelham church, herts.

18 May 2013 196
dragon at foot of mid c13 tomb slab
brent pelham church, herts.

brent pelham church, herts.

18 May 2013 203
poem, above the mid c13 slab, based on an C18 attempt to explain the carvings on the tomb by inventing the story of a local dragon slayer
brent pelham church, herts.

brent pelham church, herts.

18 May 2013 185
brent pelham church, herts.

brent pelham church, herts.

18 May 2013 211
angel holding soul in between symbols of evangelists on mid c13 tomb slab,
brent pelham church, herts.

brent pelham church, herts.

18 May 2013 203
bottom half of mid c13 tomb slab with cross shaft piercing dragon
brent pelham church, herts.

brent pelham church, herts.

18 May 2013 208
angel holding soul in between symbols of evangelists on mid c13 tomb slab,
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 171
c12 nave. church presently locked for work on the famous ironwork on the door, seen here lying on its face. this work seems to be taking ages. . . .I managed to find an unofficial key locally.
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 204
c12 mass dial on south doorway, which currently suffers badly from some crazy christian repeatedly cutting graffiti.
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 185
both east and north wall of chancel rebuilt c.1880, nave c12
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 194
c12 zigzag voussoirs, big enough for a chancel arch. maybe it was rebuilt without an order by the victorians?
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 181
c12 chancel arch
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 200
c12 nave from north west
little hormead church, herts.

little hormead church, herts.

18 May 2013 152
c12 chancel arch
st.leonard's church, bengeo, herts.

st.leonard's church, bengeo, herts.

12 May 2013 64
church of c.1120, with nave, chancel and apse. c19 bellcot
st.leonard's church, bengeo, herts.

st.leonard's church, bengeo, herts.

12 May 2013 69
early c12 church with c18 porch, c19 bellcot, and windows of various mediaeval dates
weston church, herts.

weston church, herts.

06 Apr 2013 96
view west in thomas smith's chancel of 1840, to the c12 crossing arches
weston church, herts.

weston church, herts.

06 Apr 2013 83
excellent chancel of 1840 by thomas smith, with arch braced hammerbeam roof of tudor style, including gilded pendants, a great climax to the church and foil to the simple c12 crossing
weston church, herts.

weston church, herts.

06 Apr 2013 82
c12 north transept, in the east wall of which is blocked apse arch. 1867 tower top, thomas smith built chancel in 1840, vestry added in 1880
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