Your Bike in front of a Church

[avecReynolds531]

The beautiful small church of St Margaret, Wichling. Grade II listed, 12th Century.
This one was a bit tricky (for me) to find - it's really in the middle of nowhere and there's only a narrow break in a hedge with a small gate. Glad I stuck with it, instead of turning for home - which was the first option.

More information here: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1060969

 

[Andy in Germany]

My bike in front of the frankly rather curious Catholic Church of St. Joseph in Kollnau, near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. The church was apparently dedicated in 1910, and I'm guessing it was built with "new money" after the region industrialised which is how they could afford the rather flamboyant architecture.

 

[Andy in Germany]

At the other extreme, I found this rebuilt roadside shrine (?) in the upper valley. It replaced an earlier version theat was demoolished for a road 'improvement' scheme and was built and maintained by local volunteers.

 

[Vantage]

Pateley Bridge Methodist Church. Absolutely stunning little town!

 

[Vantage]

Not quite a church, but it doesn't half make it's presence known, Fountains Abbey.

 

[IaninSheffield]

Not quite a church, but it doesn't half make it's presence known, Fountains Abbey.

Apologies, but isn't this a church after all - Church of St Mary, Studley Royal?

Fountain's is even more grand, although now a ruin since the Dissolution.

 

[briantrumpet]

Espenel Temple, from a couple of days ago.

Sadly I'm back in Devon now, with 14 days of quarantine as the price to pay for my month away...

 

[avecReynolds531]

The church of St Lawrence at Leaveland, Kent. Grade II listed, 13th Century.

I like that bell tower. A section has been rebuilt in brick (2nd photo), and there's a nice ceramic display with their 2014 award for Best Wildlife Churchyard.

More information here: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101054051-church-of-st-lawrence-leaveland

 

[Chromatic]

Something different today, I decided to include a bit of urban riding when I went out to this afternoon and took pics of a couple of churches around the outskirts of Gloucester.

First is English Martyrs in Tuffley.

And this is Christchurch in Abbeydale. As modern churches go I quite like this one.

 

[Vantage]

Apologies, but isn't this a church after all - Church of St Mary, Studley Royal?

Fountain's is even more grand, although now a ruin since the Dissolution.

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Ahhhhhh right. I didn't get time to properly inform myself better

 

[Vantage]

St John the Baptist, Stamford Bridge.

 

[Vantage]

St Mary's Church, Kurkburn.

 

[Vantage]

Church of St Michael and All saints, Garton on the Wolds

 

[Blue Hills]

Something different today, I decided to include a bit of urban riding when I went out to this afternoon and took pics of a couple of churches around the outskirts of Gloucester.

First is English Martyrs in Tuffley.


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And this is Christchurch in Abbeydale. As modern churches go I quite like this one.

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have a strange feeling i've seen the first one before.
on here?
or maybe it's an off-the-peg design
and i still wonder what goes on upstairs.

 

[Chromatic]

have a strange feeling i've seen the first one before.
on here?
or maybe it's an off-the-peg design
and i still wonder what goes on upstairs.

If it has been here before it wasn't posted by me. Might be an of the shelf design, I don't know anything about that church.