This week's Wordless Wednesday entry.
The churuch is one of the jewels in the crown of Essex, perhaps the most maligned county in England. There has been A place of worship has been on the site of St Andrews for over 1600 years. The oldest feature, the wooden beams, are 11th century so St Andrews is the oldest wooden structure in Europe. The rest of the church is Tudor while the tower is 17th century.
These are gorgeous photos. I love historical buildings! I only wish we had such a site in Canada that was 1600 years of age! Cheers from Toronto, and Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteL'anse aux meduse must be of a similar age to the saxon timbers. Great WW post yourself Sue!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos and as usual, I love the powerful effect of the black and white...
ReplyDeleteLove the photo--I can always count on you for an awesome photo each week.
ReplyDeletevery picturesque!
ReplyDeleteHappy WW!
Another beautiful old church.
ReplyDeleteReal Essex is nothing like the white stillettos & XR3i image it's been given-they're all from East London!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos & history, that part of the world is where one half of my family hails from, as Alison will no doubt tell you in a minute!
THanks all. I am always glad that people like my pics!
ReplyDeleteAh so your ancestry is Ongar then Chris? I agre about the crappy stereotype.. my own ancesty is Irish on both sides
I wrote a comment earlier and it's not here!!
ReplyDeleteI said, what a great choice for this week, jams. My Dad and I used to go here a lot.
Am I right in remembering there is a knight buried by the porch?
Feel free to delete this if another turns up ;-)
Yet another ace WW post from you, your pics are fabulous & very interesting Jams x x x
ReplyDeleteThanks Shaz.. My head will expand with such comments you know!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely right Alison, there's a grave believed to be a norman knight just by the porch.
Now I've heard of Ongar, I used to work for Detox5 and their biggest rival is based there or was (I forget which now), never been to Ongar though.
ReplyDeleteThis church is amazing, it's now somewhere I want to visit before I move up North.
That is lovely, thanks for sharing. Mine is along the same lines in that it is from a cemetery ;)
ReplyDeleteits very pretty. I think with this one I like the colour picture better
ReplyDeleteI love architecture. And you've captured this in such a beautiful way!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive history and very interesting, especially about the wooden beams.
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm holding back my jokes about old wood, jams!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous building. I can see the influence it had on modern homes. There's a 70's era neighborhood down the road with houses that look exactly like this!
History is always inspiring the future. Great shots esp the black and white!
ReplyDeletethey were so talented in those bygone years... the church is truly beautiful
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. I would really enjoy visiting.
ReplyDeleteAs many said, I too love the old churches. Very nice shots.
ReplyDeleteWhy is essex maligned? I'm intrigued
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful...the pics leave one with a feeling of great reverence....
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I love the sharp lines and angles you captured.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures as usual. This is one of my favorite blogs for WW. Thanks for sharing and Happy WW.
ReplyDeleteAngel Mama ( Pearls of Wisdom)
Beautiful photos...great church...
ReplyDeleteOkay Jams explain why Churches except for the wacky round ones in New Enland appear gothic. No self respecting horror film could ever be shot in the proximity of a round Church.
ReplyDeleteJust weighing in with another WOW. Love the shots.
ReplyDeleteI love photos of old churches - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the history and the photos - these are places I would most definitely like to see someday!
ReplyDeleteRock on old churches - the older the better. I love places that have been consecrated to God for so long. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteJams, sorry to be off-topic, but I just wanted to say thanks for the links you provided for me last week.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if anyone has mentioned it to you, but you take a mean photo, as well.
Wonderful old church. :) Just lovely! If only its walls could talk!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I'm struck wordless with such incredible history.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is invited to my blog, hope to see you there.
Thanks for visitign all. Ian, you're welcome!
ReplyDeleteBeakerkin.. Good question I suppose it must be the English influence.. on teh other hand there was a big gothic revival in the 19th century.. that's why the Houses of Parliament have that look...
On the other hand a gothic pile looks a damn sight more eerie than art deco!
Nice pictures!
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