St Thomas à Becket Church, Warblington, Hampshire.

What a beautiful old church; well composed with the tombstones in the foreground.
Enjoy the rest of the week.

Thank you Jaap...........I'm pleased you like it!

Lovely church this and many thanks for the Wiki notes too! You may not know this, Keith but I'm a medieval historian by training so I love these shots and especially appreciate any added info!

Thank you very much Andy.............and yes, I had no idea you have a background as a medieval historian. Attached are some more notes you might find interesting.

www.emsworthonline.co.uk/BriefHistoryofChurch.pdf

That's very kind of you, Keith - I enjoyed those links!
Yes, I'm one of the many in the old days who got a degree at the tax-payers expense and chose a subject I liked rather than anything remotely useful - and had a ball at college! (Thank you Mr and Mrs Taxpayer!).
And you won't be surprised to hear that South East European Medieval History doesn't have too many career openings attached to the subject! So I spent 35 years in Financial Services and 12 as a Business English teacher in Madrid, neither of which had any call on my knowledge of the Moravian Empire in the 9th century (more's the pity!).

Haha, join the club! I studied music and loved it until I realized that I didn't want to get old on a pittance and changed for a boring but much better paid office job;-)

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most beautiful, I love such little churches......
Wish you a serene new week.

Thanks for your kind comment Annemarie...............and have a serene new week yourself.

I don't think I have ever seen a church with such a long, sloping roof like this one Keith. It's very interesting and I can just see some unusual windows along the side of it. A super shot with a lovely sky and interesting information about the grave watchers!!

Wishing you a good new week.

Thanks Rosa.............yes, it's quite an unusual looking church, with a fascinating history. I'm pleased you like the photo.

I have to go back next month.........they're selling tea/coffee and cakes in the churchyard!

I've just added some more notes in my reply to Andy above, if you're interested.

Have a good week yourself.

Tea and coffee....I might be there ;-))
Thanks for the link in your reply to Andy. I will follow it right now.

The roof to the ground!
It looks like a hut
Very original!
Dramatic image, Keith!

Yes, it's very unusual (and photogenic) Judite............I'm please you like the photo and thank you for visiting.

Impressive stone architecture, Keith ! Thanks for showing !

Thank you very much Ulrich.

As others have already said, that is an unusual shape for a church, especially an English one, but having read the link you posted for Andy I do find it fascinating,
It's a superb capture and the angles of some gravestones is remarkable, our local cemetery put wire around them attached to a stake in the ground, so they cannot fall further, Health and Safety apparently,
Anyway a fabulous and very interesting image Keith, Great work!

Thanks Roger..............I'm glad you like the photo and the information I provided. The graves around the immediate area of the church are very old, but in surprisingly good condition. Newer graveyards have been established outside the boundary wall on land near the church.

Body snatching? Really macabre.
But the shot of this old, yet charming village church and the small cemetery is great!

Thank you for your kind comment * ઇઉ * I'm glad you like the church and my photo.

Body snatching was very common at one time...........trainee doctors needed bodies to practice on..!!

Thanks for the clarification, Keith.
I had thought of something like that,
but also of people who might want to imitate Dr. Frankenstein. ;)

..........but you can't rule out the Dr Frankenstein theory either :-))

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Beautiful, old stonework!

Glad you like it Eunice..........thanks for commenting.

An excellent photo of this very impressive church. You can see it is old and that the windows are a later addition.

Thank you very much Gudrun..............it's quite an unusual looking building, but very photogenic.

An excellent portrait of this very attractive style of church

Glad you approve Colin...........thanks for stopping by!

Wenn ich mir diese alten Grabsteine anschaue und an eine dunkle Nacht mit Nebel denke, dann ist das genau der richtige Ort für Leichenfledderei. Zumindest könnte diese Kirche die richtige Kulisse für einen Horrofilm sein.
Eine schöne stimmungsvolle Aufnahme, Keith!

When I was a kid we used to go there after dark..........pretending to be brave...........and mostly scaring ourselves silly :-))

Glad you like the shot Wilhelm........and thank you.

Solche schönen alten Kirchen gib's bei mir nicht lieber Keith,dafür gefällt mir deiin Bild zu dieser Kirche sehr gut,danke auch für die interessante Info dazu :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thanks Güni. I'm really pleased you enjoyed this photo and the information.

I don't have a faith, but that doesn't stop me appreciating the beauty of these old churches :-))