Gallery 4.    Picturesque Churches.

The Churches featured are mainly in Staffordshire and Shropshire.

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St.Mary's, Enville,Staffordshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).  Price (A).

                    15 x 10 ins(38 x 25 cm).      Price(B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Pale Ivory/Soft Green.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size. The church of St.Mary's at Enville is situated in a prominent position with fine views.There are many ancient monuments to admire,with the effigies of the local landowner Thomas Grey and his wife Anne notable from the 16th century.Also the tomb of a local priest.The red sandstone of the main building and the splendid tower glow majestically in strong sunlight.

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All Saints,Claverley, Shropshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x  7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).   Price (A).

                    15 x 10 ins(38x 25 cm).        Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Antique Ivory/Fellstone.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  The pretty village of Claverley in Shropshire,showing the church of All Saints founded in 1094 by the Norman knight Roger de Montgomery.Inside the church there are interesting wall paintings showing knights fighting on horseback.Similar in style to the Bayeux Tapestry experts cannot agree whether they are of the battle itself or are interpretations of a 4th century Poman poet.Also notable are Crusader tombs and many emblems of medieval pilgrims.The cross in the foreground is a 14th century memorial to victims of the Black Death.

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St.John's, Hughley,Shropshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).  Price (A).

                    15 x 10 ins(38 x 25 cm).      Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Pale Ivory/Soft Green.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  Dedicated to St.John this church is probably most famous for the connection with the writer and poet A.E.Houseman who in his work "A Shropshire Lad" makes reference to the bell tower of the church.Inside of note are the lovely Rood screens which are some of the finest in the county.

(4).

All Saints, Trysull, Staffordshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).   Price (A).

                   15 x 10 ins(38 x 25 cm).        Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Antique Ivory/Fellstone.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  The small village of Trysull in Staffordshire has at its heart the church of All Saints.Restored beautifully in 1844 the church has the figure of a Bishop carved into the North wall.

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St. Dwywan's,Llanddwywe,Gwynedd.

Image Sizes: 10.75 x 7.25 ins(27 x 18 cm).  Price (A).

                   15 x 10 ins (38 x 25 cm).         Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Antique Ivory/Fellstone.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limite Edition of 475 each size.  Lying on the road between Barmouth and Harlech close to the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy lies this church dedicated to St.Dwywan. A memorial chapel inside is dedicated to the Vaughan's,whose former family home Of Cors y Gedol lies on a hillside close by.Stained glass windows inside the church are believed to have been designed by the famous English architect Inigo Jones in the 17th century.

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St.John's,Kinlet,Shropshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).    Price (A).

                    15.0 x 10.0 ins(38 x 25 cm).  Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Pale Ivory/Soft Green.  Codes:  D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  Lying in parkland this part Norman to 14th century church has fine memorials to the families of the Childe's and Blount's who lived nearby.A stones throw away is Kinlet Hall,dating from 1729 which is the former seat of the Childe family and is now an attractive school building.

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St.Mary's, Llanaber,Gwynedd.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 6.5 ins(27 x 17 cm).  Price (A).

                    15 x 10 ins(38 x 25 cm).      Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Pale Ivory/Soft Green.   Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  The parish church of St.Mary's lies on the road to Harlech just North of Barmouth.Looking out over Cardigan Bay the church dates back to the 13th century,and is an example of the Early English style of architecture.It is believed that some of the tombs in the churchyard were once used for the storing of contraband during the 18th century.

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All Saints, Sedgley, Staffordshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).  Price (A).

                    15 x 10 ins (38 x 25 cm).     Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                    20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

 Mat Colour: Pale Ivory/Soft Green.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size. The church of All Saints was re-built in 1826-1829 on the site of the original church dating back to Norman times.Sedgley is referred to in the Domesday Book and the building itself has records dating back to 1184,and parish records back to 1558.When finished in 1829 the installed organ had been transferred to Sedgley from Westminster Abbey,where it had been used earlier at the Coronation of George IV in 1821.

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St.Chads, Sedgley, Staffordshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).  Price (A).

                    15 x 10 ins (38 x 25 cm).     Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Antique Ivory/Fellstone.  Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  The Roman Catholic church of St.Chads lies on the road between Sedgley and Dudley and was completed in 1823 in the Gothic style.

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St.Michaels,Chirbury, Shropshire.

Image Sizes: 10.5 x 7.0 ins(27 x 18 cm).   Price(A).

                    15 x 10 ins(38 x 25 cm).       Price (B).

Overall Mounted Sizes: 14 x 11 ins(36 x 28 cm).

                                   20 x 16 ins(51 x 41 cm).

Mat Colour: Pale Ivory/Sea Spray.   Codes: D. T. LE. M2.

Limited Edition of 475 each size.  Mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles the small village of Chirbury has rustic Black and White cottages scattered throughout.St.Michaels was built on the former site of a 13th century priory.On the Welsh border, Chirbury was once a strategic fortified stronghold of Aethelfleda(Lady of the Mercians),the daughter of Alfred the Great.She ruled almost as a warlord after the death of her husband Ethelred and was a leading campaigner with her brother Edward the Elder against the marauding Danes.A timber framed school dating from 1675 lies close by, and literally next door is the Herbert Arms,which is named after Lord Herbert who surrendered nearby Montgomery Castle to the troops of Oliver Cromwell.

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