St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

The south side of the Saxon Church at Bradford-on-Avon. You can see the outline of the missing porticus. The architectural style is early 11th century; manuscripts indicate it was built 300 years earlier. Who knows? It is indisputably Saxon and free of ornament. For many years it was a schoolroom, a cottage and a warehouse. In 1856 the local vicar realised it was a Saxon church. 15 years later it was bought and rededicated as a church. It's just a two-cell structure, reflecting how small the population of Britain was in Saxon times: small communities have no need of big churches. Look at the width of the doorway. People were much slimmer in Saxon times.

Nikon D90 and Nikon DX AF-S Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED lens.