We finally made it back to Herefordshire last weekend. The rain seemed to have stopped for a few days - it was cold but sunny and dry and I much prefer that weather to wet and mild!
Sunday was spent unpacking, making up beds and doing a click and collect at Morrisons in Leominster but Monday morning D and I went for a walk around Pudleston which is just a few miles from Hatfield.
The first picture of the year of the Herefordshire Oak.
Timothy back on his shelf and wearing his warmest jumper!
I parked in the Village Hall car park in Pudleston and we walked along the lanes to the church of St Peter.
A lovely natural Blackthorn Arch across the lane.
The pigs are still there or at least one of them - as usual it came grunting along to say "hello".
Red Dead Nettle in the churchyard attracting a lot of bees.
St Peter's, Pudleston.
Apart from the West Tower and parts of the chancel the church was rebuilt by Woodyer in the 19th century. The tower was built c1200 and has a spire rising from a truncated pyramidal roof.
Primroses in the churchyard.
I left D sitting on a bench and popped into the church very briefly to get photos of items I had missed last time especially in the chancel area. The fittings and furnishings are by Woodyer.
Encaustic tiles 1856/57 in the chancel.
Stone reredos
East Window
If you want to see more photos of the church interior please see here St Peter's Pudleston
There are a couple of lovely ancient/veteran trees in the field next to the churchyard and while in this area we heard a woodpecker drumming.
The doorway in the West Tower is Norman.
There were a few bees in the churchyard but no butterflies.
We continued our walk and took the lane towards Bockleton.
Lesser Celandine, Dandelions and White Dead Nettle were flowering everywhere.
The Old Rectory in its own park built 1765 for the Rev John Wood (junior).
You see mistletoe growing on trees everywhere in Herefordshire.
And finally back at the car.
I did go a wander round the churchyard of St Leonard's Hatfield in the afternoon but I'll save that for another post.
All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FX330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).
Reference:
Churches of Herefordshire and Their Treasures by John Leonard, Logaston Press (2000)
Pevesner Buildings of England Herefordshire by A Brookes and N Pevsner Yale University Press
12 comments:
My friend, it's lovely to see you back to Herefordshire again. Winter has been long! Isn't it wonderful to see the spring flowers? Coming out of their winter hiding, just like we hope to as the weather improves. Timothy is looking rather dapper in his new jumper and scarf. Again, it's also lovely to see him as we've missed him. My aren't, those kneelers a beautiful shade of blue?
Rustic Pumpkin - Thanks so much Debbie. I can't tell you how good it was to go back even for a couple of nights. Seeing the Spring flowers did me the world of good. Timothy was relieved to be out and about again :) Yes the kneelers were rather gorgeous :)
What a lovely church - so much to catch your interest. I bet you were so glad to be back in Herefordshire.
How is next door's doubling-the-house work going on?
Glad to see that you have returned to your caravan for a few days. Good to see Timothy enjoying his outing too, he looks cosy in his jumper. The church looks lovely and those kneelers are so colourful, I like the tiles too. It's lovely to see the daffodils and lesser celandine a the moment, they make everwhere look so cheerful. Have a lovely Easter weekend:)
Bovey Belle - Thanks so much and yes it was really good to be back even if just for a few days.
Least said about next door the better :( Its driving me mad. Constant noise even after 8 months. Still tempted to shop him to Planning department sending photos of work now completed which is completely different to plans which were approved and even go against specific conditions Council imposed including NO dormer windows which of course they have put up. Only thing that stops me is that he gets really nasty if you challenge him. There again if they try and work this bank holiday weekend he will get a snotty email.
Rosie Thanks so much. Its a nice little church and as you say always good to see Spring flowers. Have a lovely Easter too.
nice doorway on that church!!
Hello Timothy nice to see you out
The Quacks of Life - Thanks - the West Doorway is rather good.
Timothy waves back :)
The floor tiles are lovely the remind me of some of the tiling in Italian churches.
CherryPie - Thank you.
Hi Caroline, I am back in blogland and doing a bit of catching up! I thought you must have been back to the caravan by now. You must be very happy! The church floor tiles are beautiful - I love old encaustic tiles, especially in Victorian and Edwardian hallways. Those old trees are magnificent - oaks?
Not sure if I am going to be Anon or not - I am Anon on another blog, but your comment form is a bit different.
Mandy!
Millymollymandy Hi Mandy how lovely to ear from you! Yes its been good to finally go back! You can see some super tiles in churches although for me I like the medieval ones best :)
You've appeared on here as you not Anon :)
Hope you are keeping well and finished the decorating?
MillymollyMandy - sorry forgot the trees. Yes from memory they are oaks. Herefordshire does have some rather super trees and woods and copses everywhere you look :)
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