Saint Mary Studley Royal, Yorkshire

I love this photo because it has so many different aspects. Firstly it works for me just as a photo - the pattern and decoration is beautiful in this church. Secondly it is an unusual angle and it takes time to get to grips with it - I like that. Thirdly it conveys the concept of the liturgical hierarchy of the building - from right to left (west to east) there is a change from simplicity (the nave) through to controlled excitement (the Chancel choir) and then unadulterated exuberance (the sanctuary).

Definitely one of the buildings you need to see before you die....

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Rood Screen

I went to Holy Trinity, Skipton last week and spent a wonderful day photographing the 'top end' of the church including the Rood Screen.

Made in the early C16th the angel carvings originally were located in front of the uprights which held the Rood Loft (a sort of minstrel's gallery) above the screen (now removed).

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Holy Trinity, South Aisle Chapel, Skipton, West Yorkshire

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Holy Trinity, Skipton, UK. Reredos

George Gilbert Scott

Saint David's Kilpeck Herefordshire UK

Wonderful example of Romanesque (Norman) architecture


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Charles Eamer Kempe

1. Stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe, Bury Parish Church UK, 2. Stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe, Bury Parish Church UK, 3. Stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe, Bury Parish Church UK, 4. Stained glass window by Charles Eamer Kempe, Bury Parish Church UK

One of the most individual of Victorian Stained Glass artists.

Kempe's work can be recognised by the soft almost pastel colouring, angels wings detailed like peacock feathers and after 1895 the use of a wheatsheaf symbol

Charles Eamer Kempe photoset

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Stained Glass photoset

Clayton and Bell photoset

Hardman and Co photoset

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Communion

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Sacred

We often walk past old monuments without taking much notice - but if we stay awhile and ponder and take in what is actually being said; then we can perhaps open up a brief wormhole to the past - and in doing so - realise how close we are to our ancestors in feelings and thoughts.

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George Pace Organ Cover

It's exquisite isn't it? This is the organ and organ case installed in 1967 by George Pace at Saint Martin Le Grand, York, as a part of the restoration after it was bombed during the war.

The Church Piano

Using the wonders of photography we can highlight elements of our historic architecture to appeal to a new audience, as here at Bury Parish Church Lancs UK

Quatrefoil Angels

I took this image on Friday at Bury Parish Church - beautiful detail. It's often hard with stained glass to get all the detail and my first exposure showed good detail in the angels wings but their faces were washed out. So I stopped down and took a couple more shots. I blended the shots together in photoshop to enable us to see the angels in all their glory.

The stained glass is in the south aisle and is by prolific Victorian stained glass artists, Clayton and Bell.

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Aumbry

Gothic interior Aumbry detail in the apse at Bury Parish Church UK by JS Crowther

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The Meeting Place

Meeting Room at Temple Street Baptist, Middleton by Edgar Wood just before closure.

Choir Stall by Austin and Paley, UK

Just one image in many over in my St. Mary Bury Parish Church set on flickr

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Saint Mary's Studley Royal HDR

Here's an unusual angle of the beautiful church of Saint Mary's Studley Royal built by William Burgess. It has a remarkable interior and is under the care of the National Trust and English Heritage. You can go and see the building as a part of the Fountain's Abbey estate.

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Gothic News

Reredos by Gibbons

The Reredos at Bury Parish Church, Lancs UK, by Gibbons is a remarkable piece of craftsmanship. I have spent several hours over several days just photographing the Reredos. Here's a photo mosaic of some of my images. To view them in a higher resolution go here.

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C17th Butterfly Hinge

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Charles II Court Cupboard

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I came across this beautiful C17th Court Cupboard whilst photographing the interior of Bury Parish Church. It's a beautiful piece of workmanship with exquisite carving and guilloche patterning typical of the period. I just love the butterfly hinges which have remained there since they were nailed into place almost 400 years ago. It's hard to believe, but the cupboard is a contemporary of Samuel Pepys. It's great to get to touch and photograph history like that.

Charge up your Ipods!

Just to let you know that another episode has now been added to my archivods podcast. You can access it by cutting and pasting the following link into your iTunes

http://fotofacade.jellycast.com/podcast/feed/2

Or you can go directly to it by clicking the following link

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=193278057

The latest episode is entitled 'The Splendour of the Victorian Gothic Church Interior'


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