A church well worth a visit
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A church well worth a visit
Don’t come across him much
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Don’t come across him much
the church is a real treasure trove. Some glass of 1907 by Bertram Lamplugh, yet another fine artist produced by the Birmingham School of Art in its heyday
February 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
the church is a real treasure trove. Some glass of 1907 by Bertram Lamplugh, yet another fine artist produced by the Birmingham School of Art in its heyday
The reredos. Looking at the shape of it, and those riddel-posts, one wonders if CE Bateman was also involved. some of it looks like his work to me
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The reredos. Looking at the shape of it, and those riddel-posts, one wonders if CE Bateman was also involved. some of it looks like his work to me
a good excuse to post some other Woodyer fonts too
1. Tenbury Wells, where the font cover steals the show…
2. Pudleston, with its superb little counter weight
3. Bockleton with odd heads between the arches
1. Tenbury Wells, where the font cover steals the show…
2. Pudleston, with its superb little counter weight
3. Bockleton with odd heads between the arches
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
a good excuse to post some other Woodyer fonts too
1. Tenbury Wells, where the font cover steals the show…
2. Pudleston, with its superb little counter weight
3. Bockleton with odd heads between the arches
1. Tenbury Wells, where the font cover steals the show…
2. Pudleston, with its superb little counter weight
3. Bockleton with odd heads between the arches
Brilliant! That goes for the font you posted too
Woodyer’s wonderfully inventive isn’t he? I’ve got a friend who finds him a bit much & perhaps too roguish, but personally speaking I can’t get enough of him
Woodyer’s wonderfully inventive isn’t he? I’ve got a friend who finds him a bit much & perhaps too roguish, but personally speaking I can’t get enough of him
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Brilliant! That goes for the font you posted too
Woodyer’s wonderfully inventive isn’t he? I’ve got a friend who finds him a bit much & perhaps too roguish, but personally speaking I can’t get enough of him
Woodyer’s wonderfully inventive isn’t he? I’ve got a friend who finds him a bit much & perhaps too roguish, but personally speaking I can’t get enough of him
Lovely to see this again - an unforgettable church. Did you get to see that highly wrought radiator cover?
I’ve only been once and would love to revisit. Was this some sort of open day or did you arrange?
I’ve only been once and would love to revisit. Was this some sort of open day or did you arrange?
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Lovely to see this again - an unforgettable church. Did you get to see that highly wrought radiator cover?
I’ve only been once and would love to revisit. Was this some sort of open day or did you arrange?
I’ve only been once and would love to revisit. Was this some sort of open day or did you arrange?
not always the biggest fan tbh, but is interesting so see her style change over what was a long career. Earliest signature is on a 1959 window at Southwark Cath (as asst. to Lawrence Lee, her tutor, signed ‘JR’ before see married). Latest I’ve ever found is this 2013 one at Shrawardine, Salop
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
not always the biggest fan tbh, but is interesting so see her style change over what was a long career. Earliest signature is on a 1959 window at Southwark Cath (as asst. to Lawrence Lee, her tutor, signed ‘JR’ before see married). Latest I’ve ever found is this 2013 one at Shrawardine, Salop
been to Blakeney but never seen Writtle one so thanks!
There’s a fair bit of her work in Shropshire, Lancs & W.London (early stuff), all places where I’ve visited a lot churches.
Here’s St Bernadette RC, Uxbridge (1977), Leyland, Lancs (1982), St Peter, Shrewsbury (1992) & Cound, Salop (2000)
There’s a fair bit of her work in Shropshire, Lancs & W.London (early stuff), all places where I’ve visited a lot churches.
Here’s St Bernadette RC, Uxbridge (1977), Leyland, Lancs (1982), St Peter, Shrewsbury (1992) & Cound, Salop (2000)
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
been to Blakeney but never seen Writtle one so thanks!
There’s a fair bit of her work in Shropshire, Lancs & W.London (early stuff), all places where I’ve visited a lot churches.
Here’s St Bernadette RC, Uxbridge (1977), Leyland, Lancs (1982), St Peter, Shrewsbury (1992) & Cound, Salop (2000)
There’s a fair bit of her work in Shropshire, Lancs & W.London (early stuff), all places where I’ve visited a lot churches.
Here’s St Bernadette RC, Uxbridge (1977), Leyland, Lancs (1982), St Peter, Shrewsbury (1992) & Cound, Salop (2000)
this is wonderful to see. Come across a few c19 depictions of her, but never a medieval one in the UK (I don’t think?). Wonder if there are many others?
Seen a fair few on my Italian trips - here’s a nice one with her brother on a c15 wall painting by Jacopo Loschi in Parma
Seen a fair few on my Italian trips - here’s a nice one with her brother on a c15 wall painting by Jacopo Loschi in Parma
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
this is wonderful to see. Come across a few c19 depictions of her, but never a medieval one in the UK (I don’t think?). Wonder if there are many others?
Seen a fair few on my Italian trips - here’s a nice one with her brother on a c15 wall painting by Jacopo Loschi in Parma
Seen a fair few on my Italian trips - here’s a nice one with her brother on a c15 wall painting by Jacopo Loschi in Parma
please do post any interesting bit you see - I’m always keen to learn of new artists too
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
please do post any interesting bit you see - I’m always keen to learn of new artists too
Reposted by Jim Hellyer
Thanks for that. Here's an even more rustic version at Long Melford, Suffolk.
Several times in East Anglia she's paired on screens with St Lawrence (though not at Barton Turf), two important household saints, familiar and useful for toothache and household fires.
Several times in East Anglia she's paired on screens with St Lawrence (though not at Barton Turf), two important household saints, familiar and useful for toothache and household fires.
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Thanks for that. Here's an even more rustic version at Long Melford, Suffolk.
Several times in East Anglia she's paired on screens with St Lawrence (though not at Barton Turf), two important household saints, familiar and useful for toothache and household fires.
Several times in East Anglia she's paired on screens with St Lawrence (though not at Barton Turf), two important household saints, familiar and useful for toothache and household fires.
Reposted by Jim Hellyer
I went in with Oxford Open Doors...but that was definitely NOT included!
Maybe that's where they keep their collection of Pelicans in their Piety? (Corpus Christi "Welcoming Pelican", left, and altar frontal Pelican, right).
Maybe that's where they keep their collection of Pelicans in their Piety? (Corpus Christi "Welcoming Pelican", left, and altar frontal Pelican, right).
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
I went in with Oxford Open Doors...but that was definitely NOT included!
Maybe that's where they keep their collection of Pelicans in their Piety? (Corpus Christi "Welcoming Pelican", left, and altar frontal Pelican, right).
Maybe that's where they keep their collection of Pelicans in their Piety? (Corpus Christi "Welcoming Pelican", left, and altar frontal Pelican, right).
marvellous, both! I’ve never seen them before
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
marvellous, both! I’ve never seen them before
Wonderful images. Really must visit Barton Turf this summer when in Norfolk - been keen to see the screen for years!
Here’s an example from Gresford nr. Wrexham
c. 1500 but heavily repaired after the glass was disastrously cleaned with detergent in 1966, destroying much of the work
Here’s an example from Gresford nr. Wrexham
c. 1500 but heavily repaired after the glass was disastrously cleaned with detergent in 1966, destroying much of the work
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Wonderful images. Really must visit Barton Turf this summer when in Norfolk - been keen to see the screen for years!
Here’s an example from Gresford nr. Wrexham
c. 1500 but heavily repaired after the glass was disastrously cleaned with detergent in 1966, destroying much of the work
Here’s an example from Gresford nr. Wrexham
c. 1500 but heavily repaired after the glass was disastrously cleaned with detergent in 1966, destroying much of the work
That’s it! Quite something. Still, get that window in view from as many places as possible I say
There’s a room with a lovely plaster ceiling in Corpus Christi tower, but try as I might they’d never let me see it. Who know what they keep in it…
There’s a room with a lovely plaster ceiling in Corpus Christi tower, but try as I might they’d never let me see it. Who know what they keep in it…
February 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
That’s it! Quite something. Still, get that window in view from as many places as possible I say
There’s a room with a lovely plaster ceiling in Corpus Christi tower, but try as I might they’d never let me see it. Who know what they keep in it…
There’s a room with a lovely plaster ceiling in Corpus Christi tower, but try as I might they’d never let me see it. Who know what they keep in it…
Lovely isn’t it - I saw this mid-1920s work by him at St Barnabas, Franche (Kidderminster) fairly recently. Warren also trained under Stubington at the Birmingham School of Art & that influence shows a bit here (I think). Especially in the surrounds and backgrounds
February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Lovely isn’t it - I saw this mid-1920s work by him at St Barnabas, Franche (Kidderminster) fairly recently. Warren also trained under Stubington at the Birmingham School of Art & that influence shows a bit here (I think). Especially in the surrounds and backgrounds
Anyway there’s some lovely glass of 1914-15 by Benjamin Warren (who I really like) at Sparkhill
Worked with AJ Davies early in his career and you can tell
Worked with AJ Davies early in his career and you can tell
February 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Anyway there’s some lovely glass of 1914-15 by Benjamin Warren (who I really like) at Sparkhill
Worked with AJ Davies early in his career and you can tell
Worked with AJ Davies early in his career and you can tell
Arches and space above reminded me a little of Giles Gilbert Scott’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Kensington (1957-60), which I saw in the summer
February 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Arches and space above reminded me a little of Giles Gilbert Scott’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Kensington (1957-60), which I saw in the summer
Inside it opens out into the huge wide space
To quote Pev again “an evangelical preaching plan in uncompromising gothic”. It’s so cavernous they unfortunately don’t use it in the winter, as they can afford to heat it!
To quote Pev again “an evangelical preaching plan in uncompromising gothic”. It’s so cavernous they unfortunately don’t use it in the winter, as they can afford to heat it!
February 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Inside it opens out into the huge wide space
To quote Pev again “an evangelical preaching plan in uncompromising gothic”. It’s so cavernous they unfortunately don’t use it in the winter, as they can afford to heat it!
To quote Pev again “an evangelical preaching plan in uncompromising gothic”. It’s so cavernous they unfortunately don’t use it in the winter, as they can afford to heat it!
Little is left inside but these bits all original (I’ve checked old photos)
Not how I’d furnish it, but one of the friendliest welcomes I’ve ever received in a church. They even offered to show me the original ceiling by taking down the polystyrene tiles! I refused out of politeness but regret it
Not how I’d furnish it, but one of the friendliest welcomes I’ve ever received in a church. They even offered to show me the original ceiling by taking down the polystyrene tiles! I refused out of politeness but regret it
February 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Little is left inside but these bits all original (I’ve checked old photos)
Not how I’d furnish it, but one of the friendliest welcomes I’ve ever received in a church. They even offered to show me the original ceiling by taking down the polystyrene tiles! I refused out of politeness but regret it
Not how I’d furnish it, but one of the friendliest welcomes I’ve ever received in a church. They even offered to show me the original ceiling by taking down the polystyrene tiles! I refused out of politeness but regret it