Churches from all over the world...

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19334177
St James Church. Isle of Grain. Kent. UK.
Complete with a Christmas tree on the top of the tower.
A very remote location on tip of a peninsula where the River Thames meets the sea.

The church dates to the 12th century and has undergone several major restorations, with the small tower being built as late as 1903-5.

https://www.kentarchae​ology.org.uk/01/03/ISL​.htm
some info on the Isle of Grain.
In 2013 our 'friend' Boris was proposing (among other grand ideas) to turn the Island into a new London airport - not exactly favoured by the local population. It failed.
https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Isle_of_Grain

That's ancient!
Interesting reading Ray
Have you any interior photos of the old construction mentioned in your article.

You captured those very nicely.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19334177
St James Church. Isle of Grain. Kent. UK.
Complete with a Christmas tree on the top of the tower.
A very remote location on tip of a peninsula where the River Thames meets the sea.

The church dates to the 12th century and has undergone several major restorations, with the small tower being built as late as 1903-5.

https://www.kentarchae​ology.org.uk/01/03/ISL​.htm
some info on the Isle of Grain.
In 2013 our 'friend' Boris was proposing (among other grand ideas) to turn the Island into a new London airport - not exactly favoured by the local population. It failed.
https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Isle_of_Grain

Pippan wrote in post #19334215
Looks like part of the restoration involved filling in a few windows.

OK, Pippan. The restorations were a progressive work over 900 years - as a man of your undoubtedly high intellect will appreciate - not all builders produced quality work - a bit like today - really!
The square tower which was only added c1903 is lower than the roof - perhaps the early builders were nicking the ragstone blocks for their own use - like building brick built toilets for instance?
A previous write-up by myself stated that a lot of square church towers had previously had a spire mounted on them, and when the spire was damaged or burnt by storm or lightning it was not replaced. Well - this one never got as far as having a spire built in the first place.

avondale87 wrote in post #19334222
That's ancient!
Interesting reading Ray
Have you any interior photos of the old construction mentioned in your article.

You captured those very nicely.

Thanks Richard, sorry I haven't any interior pictures to hand. It has been locked up the last few times I have been there - I may have a few pics from a previous visit a few years ago but I cannot find the files - they may have gotten themselves deleted.

Here is an interesting link on the area from when that war-faring Dutch lot (sorry I meant our European cousins) caught us with our trousers down - so to speak!

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Raid_on_the_Me​dway

One interesting story of the church (I cannot find reference to it at the moment to substantiate) was that a Dutch ship moored nearby and the marauding crew went ashore to see what they could plunder and damaged the church doors - the Dutch captain was so incensed by his crew's behaviour he sent his carpenter ashore with the offenders to make good the repairs.

"they may have gotten themselves deleted."

Good grief Ray, either we (the Royal we) have either got ourselves back into 'Old English' or something horrific is rubbing off of out lovely trans Atlantique cousins

The old rough stone churches in your neck of the woods really are quite delightful.

Jonzjob wrote in post #19334283
"they may have gotten themselves deleted."

Good grief Ray, either we (the Royal we) have either got ourselves back into 'Old English' or something horrific is rubbing off of out lovely trans Atlantique cousins

The old rough stone churches in your neck of the woods really are quite delightful.

I do slip into old English mode from time to time - but it could get me into trouble as the meaning of some of our words has changed over the last few decades and have become politically incorrect in the sense in which I would choose to use them - but I have not forgotten, indeed, I frequently let them slip out over a few pints! much everyone's embarrassment.
It's not our Trans Atlantique cousins that bother me - they 5000-8000 miles away - but notre continentale cousins are only about 25 miles away - we love 'em really.

Ragstone and flintstone are all around us here so it is inevitable it was a preferred building material of choice in those days.

Kentish Ragstone is a hard, grey, sandy limestone that forms an important component of the Hythe Formation of the Cretaceous Period. The Hythe Beds are part of a suite of Cretaceous rocks that occur in the South East of England. Flintstones are found in layers in the chalk and are often 'faced' for building walls.

I always liked them

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=UL7beNWNLEQ

Jonzjob wrote in post #19334333
I always liked them

https://www.youtube.co​m/watch?v=UL7beNWNLEQ

John, I just knew that you would come back with that one!

Hoo St Werburgh Church. Hoo Peninsula. Kent.

Hoo St Werburgh is a village on the Hoo Peninsula north of the Medway Towns. The Grade I listed church has a long history.
Unfortunately the pews have been removed to make space for other activities.

The church was commenced in the 12th century. The spire is covered with shingles and is in the region of 60ft. in height with a further 7ft. from its summit to the ball. It is set on a battlemented tower of 55ft. in height, making a total of 127ft. The top of the tower can be reached by a staircase turret set in its north-west corner. The old stone walls of the church are built of Kentish rag stone.

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Hoo_St_Werburg​h
https://www.kentarchae​ology.org.uk …ns/hoo-st-werburgh-church
http://www.kentpast.co​.uk/hoo_st_werburgh.ht​ml

Hoo St Werburgh Church. Hoo Peninsula. Kent.

Hoo St Werburgh Church. Hoo Peninsula. Kent.

Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow

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Interesting history. Thanks.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19334378
Hoo St Werburgh Church. Hoo Peninsula. Kent.

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That's a lovely church Ray and the floor is very impressive. It must have been quite a wealthy place to have those polished marble slabs like that?

It's a shame about the pews, but even Malmesbury Abbey has had them removed and would you believe that one of the activities they have had in there was skate boarding

I believe that some high church bodies were not amused . I don't think that Big G would have worried too much though to see children enjoying themselves?

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19334275
Thanks Richard, sorry I haven't any interior pictures to hand. It has been locked up the last few times I have been there - I may have a few pics from a previous visit a few years ago but I cannot find the files - they may have gotten themselves deleted.

Here is an interesting link on the area from when that war-faring Dutch lot (sorry I meant our European cousins) caught us with our trousers down - so to speak!

https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Raid_on_the_Me​dway

One interesting story of the church (I cannot find reference to it at the moment to substantiate) was that a Dutch ship moored nearby and the marauding crew went ashore to see what they could plunder and damaged the church doors - the Dutch captain was so incensed by his crew's behaviour he sent his carpenter ashore with the offenders to make good the repairs.

Thanks Ray. Certainly be an interesting interior to poke about in.

Fascinating history.
It reads more like a parody of comedies
Don't engage them in a fight, just show them up, pinch the key ship and tow it home.
It appears you lot did it to them in the first place.
Sounds like the government of the day didn't want to spend any money.

Who needed Shakespeare and the other early writers, just invite your friends from across the channel and document the events
You got any more funny, er interesting historical interludes

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19334378
Hoo St Werburgh Church. Hoo Peninsula. Kent.

Beautiful stonework there Ray.
Interesting reading those buried
One name is known here, well by those in the know
Thomas Aveling the well known Industrialist, based in Strood. A pioneer manufacturer of steam traction engines

Lovely series of photos of these churches.

Cygnus wrote in post #19334386
Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow

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Fascinating architecture.
Thanks for posting