Your Bike in front of a Church

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briantrumpet

Legendary Member
Location
Devon & Die
Saint Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip, the finest tower in Somerset.

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Once Fitzroger land, this corner of Somerset is now Waldegrave country.

Sir Henry Fitzroger obit 1388.
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Frances, Countess Waldegrave obit 1879.
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Hmm, I reckon North Petherton edges it, personally (not my photo) ;)

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gtmet

Über Member
Location
Bristol
Hmm, I reckon North Petherton edges it, personally (not my photo) ;)

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🤣 The notice inside Chewton Mendip did mention that some people considered St Mary, Taunton as a competitor, but said nothing of North Petherton.
 
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PeteXXX

Cake or ice cream? The choice is endless ...
Location
Hamtun
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MBIFO Bakewell Methodist Church on t'other day's ride.
 

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
Saint Pauls Church, Jarrow, and ruins of Monastery. This is not far from where I live, and, I have passed it often. Never really thought to stop and look. It is, I believe, where St Bede spent most of his life. Silly person that I am, as I wandered around, I. was thinking, given that Bede is reasonably famous, why didn't they

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call it St Bede's, rather than St Paul's? Then, I realised, he (Bede) wasn't famous when they built the Monastery here, he was just one of many monks! ;)
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gtmet

Über Member
Location
Bristol
Holy Cross - Saint Mark, Mark.

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Two of the four carved wooden evangelists with their symbols.
Mark-winged ox. Matthew - divine man.
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One of the more recent of dozens of carved wooden figure corbels - Bishop Kennion.
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C15 stone font. One of two red lions guarding the south door, in Jubilee garb.
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