Sunday 1 June 2014

All Saints Houghton


This is the third of the churches I visited while I was at King's Sombourne and is in the nearby village of Houghton. There is not much I can tell you about the church other than the photos I took.








 Entrance gate with a mature bush growing beside it greets you






Looking past the gate shows the church better






Small plaque in memory of Elinor Wynne Owen Reece can be seen on the gate






Going inside shows a very light and airy church





Looking down the aisle to the chancel arch















On the left is a carved stone font with wood cover and to the right  the chancel



The pulpit has this carving of the Lamb of God on it










The Pulpit on the left with the Altar and stained glass chancel window






A list of the former priests







One of the stained glass windows and a memorial that is in the north aisle










View back down the nave to the to back and the wood frame supporting the tower



You can see the oak beams here on the left which support the bell tower .
On the right is the chapel in the north asile









The churchyard does hold some old heastones









and there does look to be  a crypt going under the church















Parts of the churchyard are overgrown





but the rest is well kept


















The last grave here seems to be a family grave and the anchor lays over their only son







Have a Peaceful Sunday

8 comments:

  1. That anchor stone is awesome! How unique & unusual.

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  2. i love the fences & roofline. ( :

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  3. What a beautiful little church. such a shame that some of the churchyard is over grown. Fantastic pictures as always.

    Thank you for linking up with Cemetery Sunday.

    Beneath Thy Feet

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  4. Just went back and checked out the last few posts Bill, I seem to have missed a few of your church visits. Enjoyed all of them but have to say All Saints Little Sombourne was a little delight, I am drawn to the simpler style, although I do have a 'thing' for arches and the many arches above did make my knees go weak :)

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  5. Bill, nice to be back visiting your blog. :)
    As always, lovely photos! I like the one of the iron around the window -- kind of mysterious.

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  6. These are beautiful photos. Set out as though one was there. So much history in those walls.

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