I used my Panasonic Lumix G1 with both the 14-45mm and 45-175mm lenses as appropriate.
The history of this lovely Church is here;
History Of St.Thomas The Martyr Church
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| West View and Entrance |
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| Ancient Entrance Doorway |
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| East Window |
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| Symmetry |
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| West Tower |
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| Priory Wall Remains |
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| North Side Abutment |
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| North Tower Window |
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| Graveyard View |
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| Old Grave |
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| This is the Grave of Nanny Lyon, daughter of George Lyon, who is also buried here. Who was he? |
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| Winter Graves |
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| A very old building overlooking the graveyard. The plaque has the date 1633. |
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| These two were watching me intently from another building overlooking the graveyard! |
I assumed this was a Victorian church, I had no idea it had an ancient history!
ReplyDeleteDid you know that 78 John Bartons were either baptised, married or buried between 1737 and 1899 in this church:
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/cgi-bin/mkindx.cgi?parish=Upholland&type=Parish&community=
Hilary
It's no wonder I felt drawn to the place! I did find various Barton headstones on my wander, but no John. I'll have to go back for a further search. Interesting to see that some of them came from Winstanley too!
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