This church, a Grade II listed building, is now a chapel of ease, as opposed to a fully-fledged parish church.
I didn’t know what that meant. So I looked into it. Apparently a chapel of ease is for occasional usage, by those struggling to reach a more fully operational local parish church.
Or, in simple terms, a less used church. Given the decline in church attendance generally, across England, that’s saying it’s almost no longer in use.
I guess that also explains why the interior furnishings look more like a café or restaurant than a church?
First up, a gallery of the stained glass windows.
Given my recent acquisition of a couple of editions of Painton Cowen’s Rose Window book, finding one – even if only a dinky little ‘un- in the flesh, so to speak, is timely, fun and gratifying.
And to finish, a rather handsome bit of pavement, from up near the altar.
