St. Giles, Stoke Poges

[poliphilo]

St. Giles, Stoke Poges

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[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

It's quite pieced together, isn't it?
An interesting mix of additions because I'm supposing it wasn't built that way originally.

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

That is so nostalgic!Thank you
(They seem to have tidied it up quite a lot since the 1960s.)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The earliest bits are 12th century. The large brick chapel to the left is 17th century. It's a fascinating accretion of bits and pieces.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

This was my first visit. I was expecting the churchyard to be a lot wilder and overgrown.

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

Yes, i remember it being wild and overgrown - as were so many churchyards in the 50s and 60s

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I prefer churchyards to be overgrown. I hate it when they remove the monuments and mow the lawns.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Oh, another nice church!!