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Category: Bedfordshire

Category: Bedfordshire

St Mary the Virgin, Henlow, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin, Henlow, Buckinghamshire

St Mary the Virgin, Henlow, Buckinghamshire The original footprint of the church of St Mary the Virgin dates to the 12th century but the current building dates mostly from the 15th century. The porch is modern. The interior walls are limewashed and graffiti pickings are very slim. I visited in the hope of tracking down…

Linda Wilson April 20, 19 Bedfordshire, UK Read More...

All Saints’ Church, Sutton, Bedfordshire

All Saints’ Church, Sutton, Bedfordshire

All Saints’ Church was built of limestone and cobbles between the 13th and 15th centuries. It stands on a slight rise in the ground above the village of Sutton. Perhaps fortunately, the interior has seen little by way of modernisation. Violet Pritchard, in her book English Medieval Graffiti, concentrates on only one graffito in the…

Linda Wilson February 20, 27 Bedfordshire, UK Read More...

All Saints’ Church, Shillington, Bedfordshire

All Saints’ Church, Shillington, Bedfordshire

All Saints’ Church in Shillington occupies a commanding position on a hill with excellent views of the surrounding countryside. This was my first Bedfordshire church on a trip where I set out to follow in the footsteps of Violet Pritchard, one of the pioneers in the field of English medieval graffiti. Talking a campervan up…

Linda Wilson February 20, 24 Bedfordshire, UK Read More...

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