Tall but tight on the ground, St Laurence is thought to be one of England's oldest Saxon churches. It possibly dates to as early as around AD700, but may have been rebuilt at the end of the first … [Read more...]
Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Dale Abbey
An amazing semi-d church: tiny and attached to a farmhouse. It was clearly too small for purpose in the 17th/18th century, when box pews were added in any available space and galleries squeezed into … [Read more...]
Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Little Missenden
A charming church that straddles the ages in an attractive village that does much the same. The atmosphere inside the church is very special, with light falling across the rough walls and picking out … [Read more...]
Betjeman’s Best British Churches: St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
A phenomenal church in the quality of its execution and the dramatic visual impact it offers when confronted by the view looking down the nave towards the chancel and altar. The careful delineation of … [Read more...]
Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Bottesford
The church is home to a superabundance of decorative tombs, beautifully crafted for the most part, and necessitating the rebuilding of the chancel in the 17th century to accommodate them. The altar … [Read more...]
Betjeman’s Best British Churches: Avington
At their best, 18th-century churches achieved a kind of perfection, and this is true of St Mary's. With its red-brick simplicity and modest square tower, it is clearly less spectacular than its Gothic … [Read more...]