All Saints Church Drinkstone has a brick tower, dating from the C17 and is one of the first towers ever built to make space for bell ringing. Of course the main part of the church is older but as usual was restored by the Victorians.
The typical Churchyard Yew Tree is Huge!
The nave is as wide as it is long with north and south side aisles .
The font seems to have been altered over the years and is very rough
The clerestory windows are quatrefoil shape and quite unusual
The rood screen is still complete and finely carved
On the centre aisle commemorating a husband and wife and 12 children
The East window
The porch windows are stained glass too
I love it when there are infomation boards, telling more about the history of the church
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I'm enjoying this vicarious church crawling - thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteOver 130 now!
DeleteSue why were there Yew trees in church grounds? June
ReplyDeletePerhaps symbols of longeveity left over from pagan times. Used for Longbows and poisonous to animals which weren't allowed in churchyards
Delete12 children.
ReplyDeleteShe died at 39 - assuming she married by the latest-ish at 19 - that is roughly a baby every 18months - I have just re-read the stone, it says 12 OF THEIR children, so there were more ....
No wonder she died young, completely worn out. Sad.
I wonder how many lived to grow up - perhaps not so many back then.
DeleteIn the 1920s my Gran had a child every two years until they got to 6 children!
An unusual and imposing church. All those children and then to die so young - life could be so hard.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
It really was a hard time for women and childbirth and children
DeleteThe church looks well loved and cared for and has many beautiful features. The stained glass is expansive and lovely. The bell tower build, and history is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThe Yew tree out front is bigger than any Yew I have ever seen. They usually grow as tall privacy hedges in the US. The deer love them, so I have no Yew on my property.
Are yew trees not poisonous to deer? I assumed they would be
DeleteWhy do so many churchyards in England have a yew? Is there a religious significance, or are they just long-lived trees that have outlived whatever else might have been growing there?
ReplyDeleteSo many churches, and all so beautiful. Thank you for sharing the with us all.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Lovely photos. Thanks for the tour around the church
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