The historic Church of England Parish Church in Wye, Kent, England.
The modern front door of the parish church.
A cemetery surrounds the main building.
Ancient crosses mark graves beneath a grove of trees.
A Celtic cross in the cemetery.
Another view of the cemetery.
A side view of the church, surrounded by tombstones.
The church's ancient tower and turret.
A stained glass window inside the church nave.
The church's modern altar.
Interior arches and timber beams inside the parish church.
The nativity scene hand-stitched on needlepoint cushions for the church pews.
Parishioners stitched these typical scenes from the town's history as a market town surrounded by agricultural crops and farmland.
A bronze sculpture in the church.
Farmland behind the church and cemetery.
I love this architecture and even the "modern" part of the Church is in keeping with the past. There is nothing more "romantic" than old cemeteries and I'm loving how you captured the moss on the bottom of the large cross.
Posted by: Cherie | 31 December 2007 at 19:34
lovely images tara!
the farmland looks a lot like my valley!
wishing you a great start and healthy new year filled with happyness and laughter!
Posted by: marita | 31 December 2007 at 02:11
Beautiful! Old churches and buildings have so much history.
Posted by: Amy | 31 December 2007 at 00:46
I love old churches! Everything about them, the architecture, the stained glass windows. These images are wonderful. Old cemetaries too, such neat places.
xo
Gillian
Posted by: Gillian @ Indigo Blue | 30 December 2007 at 17:56
The farmland seems to go on forever. The church is beautiful, thanks for showing it to us.
Posted by: boliyou | 30 December 2007 at 17:53