Covenham by escafeld

Photography • Historical • posted on May 25, 2005

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The village centres of Covenham St. Bartholomew and Covenham St. Mary run together and effectively form one village. Each has a medieval Church building but St. Bartholomew's and St. Mary's are only 100 metres apart along the main road. In the middle part of the 20th Century the practice grew up of using St. Bartholomew's (top) in the Winter and St. Mary's (bottom) in the Summer. Eventually common sense and financial necessity prevailed and St. Bartholomew's was closed and put in the care of The Churches Preservation Trust, whilst St. Mary's now serves the whole of Covenham. Both churches were built during the early part of the 14th-century. The Churchyard of St. Bartholomew is now a nature reserve and it

Comments (22)

thesymphonyofthelife

4:23AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

the architecture of the church is very good. it's an excellent photo. have a good day

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Sekadhar

4:56AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

All three photos are interesting! Excellent shots!*****!

KiwiMiss

5:53AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

I especially love the top pic ... such a beautiful old church. The headstones look quite old and the grounds are so lush. Wouldn't mind a pint myself right now :-) Excellent pics

LICORNEDECRISTAL

6:52AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

beau travail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

solrac_gi_2nd

7:11AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

... nourishment for the soul and body :) I like this triptic !

ana-maria

7:58AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

Very interesting images again. I like all of them. Excellent!!!

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unstrung65

10:30AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

...love the top one! --- nice composition - looks like it even has another ivy coloured tree in it! -- good use of fence and branches to kind of frame the church.

Tedz

11:20AM | Wed, 25 May 2005

No Pint for Me....but will do a Double Novena for a Double Nip...fine Images :]

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RandomMAM

1:35PM | Wed, 25 May 2005

The first image really posesses a frightful mood. the Branches are a nice touch! I love the old brick work in the last picture too! excellent!

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DELMUR

2:23PM | Wed, 25 May 2005

and GOD!!! In the pint or in the pint? Sorry ,in the pint or in the CHURCH!?)Sorrry, in the punch or in the shirt? sor.......

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sossy

3:00PM | Wed, 25 May 2005

first is my taste! wonderful composed capture and outstanding old church! stunning about the very small grave yard and the big grave stones! in the last fantastic windows again! impressive presentation! ;o)

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danob

3:35PM | Wed, 25 May 2005

An interesting story at least you have a nature reserve to enjoy

donvino

4:17PM | Wed, 25 May 2005

I love this. Old weathered stones. The textures. Thanks!

ebsmooth

6:02PM | Wed, 25 May 2005

nicely done Dave, the top shot is awesome! i'll bet that's pretty spooky at night! the building in the middle shot has a lot of detail and i just love the patch work of bricks in the bottom shot! very well done on all three!!!

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Lledeline

3:03AM | Thu, 26 May 2005

Great shots. The first one is awesome.

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Akinom

9:36AM | Thu, 26 May 2005

Love the top one... the old church and small grave yard so beautifully framed! Has a fascinating mood! The building in the bottom one looks great, love the textures and the windows! And last but not least the middle one... nice place to sit for a pint!

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