Your Bike in front of a Church

[And]

Church of St Giles, Great Longstone - Grade I listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109899

 

[And]

Strixton Church earlier today.

"Earlier today" - posted at 08:37!! I was still asleep until 9!

 

[EltonFrog]

"Earlier today" - posted at 08:37!! I was still asleep until 9!

He does that. A lot.

 

[briantrumpet]

The hotch-potch that is Gittisham:

 

[briantrumpet]

Church of St Giles, Great Longstone - Grade I listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1109899
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Once churches are open again (should be this week), if you go in, you might start evaluating the worthiness of the G1, G2* and G2 listings... generally they are a decent guide, but occasionally I see a G1 church that I think should be G2*... if you look up the descriptors, G1 indicates it is of national historical importance, generally either because it is 'of a piece' of a particular era, because it is full of individual items that are remarkable as a collection, or has an absolutely outstanding significant feature.

 

[Chromatic]

Forgot to post this yesterday evening after my ride out in the afternoon. Not posted for a couple of weeks as my rides have not been to anywhere specific in that time .

This is the second in the group which started with Hardwicke church a little while ago.

This is St John the Baptist, Elmore, Gloucestershire.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Once churches are open again (should be this week), if you go in, you might start evaluating the worthiness of the G1, G2* and G2 listings... generally they are a decent guide, but occasionally I see a G1 church that I think should be G2*... if you look up the descriptors, G1 indicates it is of national historical importance, generally either because it is 'of a piece' of a particular era, because it is full of individual items that are remarkable as a collection, or has an absolutely outstanding significant feature.

I often think that, St Michaels in Shotwick is Grade I which was a surprise

Unless its a rare interior?

 

[Grant Fondo]

Once churches are open again (should be this week), if you go in, you might start evaluating the worthiness of the G1, G2* and G2 listings... generally they are a decent guide, but occasionally I see a G1 church that I think should be G2*... if you look up the descriptors, G1 indicates it is of national historical importance, generally either because it is 'of a piece' of a particular era, because it is full of individual items that are remarkable as a collection, or has an absolutely outstanding significant feature.

I have always thought G1* would be a good move, for the 'world class' architecturally, or really historically important, Tower of London, Durham cathedral kind of thing?

 

[briantrumpet]

MBIFO the ridiculously tall Widecombe in the Moor church tower today

 

[Blue Hills]

The hotch-potch that is Gittisham:

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Thanks for the "hotch potch", the polite version i assume. That really is an architectural disgrace, and i know nothing about architecture.

 

[briantrumpet]

Thanks for the "hotch potch", the polite version i assume. That really is an architectural disgrace, and i know nothing about architecture.

It is actually interesting architecturally because it's not been 'unified' by the Victorian restorers, and has quite a lot of 17th-century stuff remaining, which is unusual in churches, the two big ages of church construction and restoration being up to the late 15th century, then the 19th. All too often in the 19th century they obliterated what was there before.

 

[Grant Fondo]

It is actually interesting architecturally because it's not been 'unified' by the Victorian restorers, and has quite a lot of 17th-century stuff remaining, which is unusual in churches, the two big ages of church construction and restoration being up to the late 15th century, then the 19th. All too often in the 19th century they obliterated what was there before.

Yes, rare as hens teeth original churches from 1600s, here's one, Kirk of Canongate in Edinburgh
1690

 

[And]

Once churches are open again (should be this week), if you go in, you might start evaluating the worthiness of the G1, G2* and G2 listings... generally they are a decent guide, but occasionally I see a G1 church that I think should be G2*... if you look up the descriptors, G1 indicates it is of national historical importance, generally either because it is 'of a piece' of a particular era, because it is full of individual items that are remarkable as a collection, or has an absolutely outstanding significant feature.

I will - but I'm afraid that some subtleties and nuances will go missing on me

 

[briantrumpet]

I will - but I'm afraid that some subtleties and nuances will go missing on me

You might be surprised what you'll learn if you look closely, then read the listings. Though be warned, some listings are more useful than others... but, as a body of work, they are a great resource for increasing your understanding of how churches have developed/evolved over the centuries.

 

[briantrumpet]

Yes, rare as hens teeth original churches from 1600s, here's one, Kirk of Canongate in Edinburgh
1690
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That's a corker!