biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Yeah pre pandemic we were up that area a lot as our granddaughter lives near to both
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
Church of St Giles, Carburton (on the edge of Clumber Park). Tiny little place beginning to look rather distressed.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Thanks for the link to information about the church, although I'm not sure that I'd call the architecture "captivating" it is certainly interesting.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Odd little church but Grade II*. Interior is lovely and simple.
- Location
- London
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
The external rendering certainly did it no favours. The 'main' road along which I've passed the church many times, is a couple of hundred metres away. From that distance I always took it to be a water management building rather than ecclesiastical.
The half arch which the porch intersects is a strange architectural choice to say the least.
As do the 'Visitor Information' points:
yep, rather calls into question that entire site.
'Level access'?! Hope no-one with mobility needs ever requires access.
'On-steet' parking?! and
'Space to secure your bike'?! There might be 'space', however, what you'd secure it to is another matter!
- Location
- London
Still, interesting to learn about the interior - always worth popping inside even the humblest looking churches, even for a determined atheist like me. And of course surface ugliness can assure you of a special peace once inside 
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Freiburg im Breisgau
Yes, it's remarkable that someone decided to do that.
Is there any record of what was underneath?
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
I think its a little gem inside, agree that externally they could have done much better
- Location
- London
white pews?I think its a little gem inside, agree that externally they could have done much better
View attachment 580461
unusual?
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
There's a little more detail referencing its 12th century origins and hinting at the reason for the intersected arch in this article.
This sketch from the British Library's collection gives a glimpse of what might have been underneath, but ... artistic license 'n' all that.
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
St James, Ravenfield is not one you'd come across easily, being set well back from the road behind a small wood, but it's well worth seeking out.
(Black bike rather hidden in the shadow!)
It has an interesting one-fingered clock on the front facade:
(Black bike rather hidden in the shadow!)
It has an interesting one-fingered clock on the front facade:
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
That's lovely. The architect John Carr is one of those lesser know 'greats'
IaninSheffield
Veteran
- Location
- Sheffield, UK
I have little architectural knowledge, but it does seem a bit of a mix - gothic windows & quatrefoil, greco-roman pediment?That's lovely. The architect John Carr is one of those lesser know 'greats'
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Yes agree, some of his buildings are a bit too ornate for me, Harewood House an example, but his simpler buildings and bridges are some of the best from the18th century
Similar threads
