We visit Grainsby a lot, as regular blog viewers will know.
On this occasion I visited the church there to photograph its interior.
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| The trees almost block out any view of the Church. |
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| The graveyard, awash with Daisies. |
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| The West/East view on first entering the Church. |
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| The surrounding trees made the interior very dark so I had to turn on the lights. This made colour balancing difficult, but they were modern LED lights so not too bad. |
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| The view into the Chancel. |
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| Several old oil lamps hung from the rafters. An electric cable suggested they've been electrified. |
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| A coat of arms on the north wall. I don't know Latin so I looked the motto up on Google and it translates as "The only power is invincible". Now, if that's wrong, I know my friend Roderick will let me know. |
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| A view from the Chancel back through the Knave to the bell tower. Olympus EM1 Mk2 + 12-40 Pro lens. |
SORRY ABOUT THIS SPACE BELOW, DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. i TRIED CORRECTING IT BUT TO NO AVAIL!
What a delight to see the inside of this church! I’m amazed at the clarity of your photos even with the lights on as it seems interiors such as this are often quite dark. To see something from possibly the 12 th century still in use today is special. It’s a beautiful church and the unique organ must be quite old as well. Thank you for the excellent tour!
ReplyDeleteHere I am again, for some reason considered Anonymous. Cheers! Ann K.
DeleteHello "Anonymous Ann", good to hear from you. Thanks for your comments, Grainsby is a favourite place of ours and means almost as much to me as Tetney, Tetney Lock and the marshes. The church is lovely and typical of "my" sort of church to photograph, not for me the Cathedrals, I much prefer these intimate little village churches.
DeleteRegarding your kind words about my photo's, the interior pics were taken on a tripod and some were VERY LONG exposures. It was very dark in there because of all the surrounding trees. Church photography is almost the only time my tripod ever comes out of the cupboard 😃
Take care Ann. 😊 🐕 🐢
That is one very delightful church, David. I love it’s quiet simplicity and all the cherished woodwork. I also prefer small village churches and this one is too lovely. You give me strong hankerings to return to Lincolnshire. It has a pastoral peacefulness that reminds me of the days when being in the English countryside was joy enough. I never felt the need to escape elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased to hear you too appreciate these small, overlooked little churches. I always find one item of interest that wouldn't be found in larger, more frequented churches. Thanks for your comment Val, much appreciated.
DeleteWhat an interesting post. I think I could spend an age in this church, it is obviously well loved. Very special and would also like to wander around the churchyard. Great photos David.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike, I havent done much Church photography for a while. I've since discovered another lovely little church so will be visiting it soon.
DeleteNot today though....31 degrees here today!!! You must be really hot where you are. 😊
A very pretty church, very well photographed David. I love the calming white washed walls contrasting with the ornate tapestry, flooring and stained glass windows. Oooh, and I'd love to have a go on that pipe organ! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit to my blog and all your "catch-up comments", I appreciate you taking the time to do that. I'm now up to date with all my replies. Take care, time for a cuppa now I think.
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