Your Bike in front of a Church

[cwskas]

The 'historical' churches here in Central Texas can't hold a candle to the masterpieces you visit. This one is in the middle of a large section of ranch land, houses far and few between.

But it did have some quite pretty and well attended to flowers. We are in extreme drought conditions.

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[PeteXXX]

MBIFO a small church in Moulton village.

 

[Alex321]

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MBIFO a small church in Moulton village.

The Moulton I cycle through occasionally is too small to have a church

 

[Oldhippy]

 

[tyred]

Unusual and probably a pretty modern church today. Their woodwork has seen better days.

 

[briantrumpet]

Dunsford today:

 

[avecReynolds531]

Grade II listed St. Catherines at Gatton, Merstham. Circa C13, more information here: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...igate-and-banstead-merstham-ward#.Y0V2dVLMJhE

 

[briantrumpet]

Silverton today:

 

[Alex321]

Miskin All Hallows Catholic Church

 

[Alex321]

And a few hundred yards down the road

 

[geocycle]

Looking at @Alex321 post above, does anyone know why there was a burst of Catholic churches built in the 60s and 70s?

 

[CharlesF]

Wasn’t that a time of Christian revival with many churches reaching out to unbelievers in a modern way, maybe the Catholic Church thought they had a huge new congregation to be accommodated?

 

[Grant Fondo]

Wasn’t that a time of Christian revival with many churches reaching out to unbelievers in a modern way, maybe the Catholic Church thought they had a huge new congregation to be accommodated?

Yes, the Second Vatican Council in 1962 allowed modernism in church design, often (but not always) to great effect.
Oddly, the design of the new Liverpool cathedral pre-dates this, but building didn't start until 1962.

 

[PeteXXX]

The Methodist Chapel

And St Mary's Church, dark photo as it was taken @ 19:40, Tissington, Derbyshire.

 

[gtmet]

Wasn’t that a time of Christian revival with many churches reaching out to unbelievers in a modern way, maybe the Catholic Church thought they had a huge new congregation to be accommodated?

Possibly but more likely simply urban expansion, new parishes being created at a time when new housing estates were spreading congregations beyond existing parishes, and the noticeable recent decline of faith had not yet set in.

And possibly increasing integration into English life bringing greater wealth and a tendency to move out to the new suburbs.