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16 Photographs to download, please be patient, it will be worth it! All these photographs were taken on a cold, grey February day and are © Lynda Small 2003. |
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The east or chancel end of the church |
The south side showing part of the burial ground |
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The 14thC tower is all that remains of the original church, the rest being entirely rebuilt in 1862 |
The south porch which has welcomed thousands of parishioners over the centuries. |
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The font is 13thC and has a Purbeck marble seven-sided bowl with arcading on each face. |
A view up the nave towards the chancel |
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The church is on a hill above the village, view from Chapel Street. |
A view from the church showing the road up to it and adjacent thatched cottage. |
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A view south east from the burial ground to the countryside beyond |
A view to the north from the burial ground, showing the village. |
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Chapel Street |
Memorial to Jacob BROWNE who died in 1817, it mentions his wife Mary and five others. |
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Memorial to Henry BARTLETT, died 1898 and to Martha his wife and Joseph his son. |
Memorial to Mary Ann SWAFFIELD d.1870 also mentions Thomas Walter, William, Priscilla & Thomas |
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| Memorial to George James Walden HAWKINS d. 1918, also Elizabeth Ann. The carving at the top is of a sprig of ivy. | Memorial to Joseph SWAFFIELD who died in 1917, also his wife Mary Martha |
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On the left is a picture of Annie Sibley who was married to Fred Sibley a mason, they were living in Shipton Gorge in the 1901 Census. Does anyome know if this cottage still exists? |
| Further contributions of photographs are always welcome, headstones, village & countryside views or old photographs of previous inhabitants of the parish would be appreciated. Please contact the the Co-ordinater [link on the OPC page] | |
