The end of the road for the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast. Four legs, 22 churches, four very different winners. All special, all beautiful, but which takes the crown? #StPaulKewstoke #StMaryEastBrent #StMartinFiddington #StGeorgeDunster...
Mouse thinks it's worth visiting every church on the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg. But if you only had time for one for Mouse it would be (drumroll please) #StMartinFiddington. It's the white rough cast. Does it for Mouse every time
Six beautiful churches but how do you choose the best of the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg? Hard to decide but it's the battle of the towers all over again. Quaint Decorated quintessentially English #StMartinFiddington vs vast Perpendicular #StMaryCannington
A few last moments from the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg: The place to enjoy the enduring allure of #ChurchDoorFittings #StMartinFiddington. The use of modern screws on pull and escutcheon belie the age of the fittings. Just enjoy the blacksmith made volutes
The most surprised of #SurprisedChurches from the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg: #StMartinFiddington #AdoorableThursday. "I'm not surprised, I knew my moment would come". He (worry not, pronouns checked) clearly is though. Bless
Modest in scale it may be but this striking #WestDoorAndWindowCombo at #StMartinFiddington fought off stiff competition to bag the prize for the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg #AdoorableThursday
The competition is fierce on this leg of the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg. Not least in the destination for doors category. These three are of real historic interest #AllSaintsOtterhampton #StMaryKilve #StMartinFiddington #AdoorableThursday
Mouse got no doubt about the winning stair turret from the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg: #StMartinFiddington. A polygonal stair turret is lovely enough but rough cast and lime coated? Irresistible #TowerTuesday
Another view. Which is the toppermost tower? Who is the winner of top tower from the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg? The tall powerful Perpendicular #StMaryCannington or the charming #StMartinFiddington? #TowerTuesday
When it comes to toppermost tower from the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg, these two will go head to head right to the last. So different and yet seemingly equally striking and beautiful #StMaryCannington #StMartinFiddington
The pick of the pulpits from the #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast #HuntspillToKilve leg: #StMartinFiddington. If truth be told, and Mouse does, the field was not strong on this leg but this early C17 pulpit is distinguished by some finely executed carving #SundaySermons
The #ScamperDownTheSomersetCoast. Leg three: #HuntspillToKilve Part B: #StMartinFiddington #StAndrewStogursey #StMaryKilve
The #MouseFavouritePhoto from #StMartinFiddington #Somerset just had to involve the tower, which is a truly striking feature of the church and with the perfect polygonal stair turret. All is well. All is very well indeed
And as #FontsMeanFarewell what of the church of #StMartinFiddington #Somerset? This tiny church is photogenic inside and out from every angle. Mouse loved her visit here and would recommend it to each and every #ChurchChomper. Mouse awarding a very fulsome 4/5 #MusVisit🐭🐭🐭🐭
When the postfix 'style' is added to something in the Listing, bets are being hedged. This is described as Perpendicular-style probably for fear that it's actually C19. Otherwise it looks nailed on late C15. It is. #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #FontsOnFriday
Fabulous painted wrought iron (probably) stanchion supporting the altar rail #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #FerrousFriday
Mouse likes this. Mouse likes this a lot. It looks wonderful set against fabric, stained glass, marble and tile, yet probably goes entirely unnoticed
The enduring allure of #ChurchDoorFittings
The decoration of the straps is original and to a similar, but somewhat less expansive, design as that at #StMaryWedmore
South door to nave #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #FerrousFriday
A little something for #FridayPipes from #StMartinFiddington #Somerset
There's something of the decorated narrowboat about these finely painted pipes. A snug fit for the tall narrow moulded west tower arch
Somewhat agricultural gate for a church despite the nod towards architecture through the cusping on the top rail. Still, as far as Mouse is concerned every gate is great...
#StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #Thursgate and #IronworkThursday
This week's #WestDoorAndWindowCombo, greatly enhanced by the rough-cast coating #StMartinFiddington #Somerset
Crumbling like Cheshire cheese and once upon a time similar in colour. The once #RichlyMoulded west doorway #StMartinFiddington #Somerset #DoorwayThursday
Open the chunky file marked #SurprisedChurches and drop this in. Doubtless surprised and in no small measure disappointed by distant shouts of "Oi! Titchy chancel" #StMartinFiddington #Somerset
South of chancel #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #AdoorableThursday
The tiniest priest's door set in a chamfered pointed doorway. Pure C19. Another chancel bites the dust in the sunami of Victorian church 'restoration'
South porch interior #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #AdoorableThursday
Charmingly simple planked door with decorative ironwork set in a low segmental pointed arch doorway. Just as simple as the door, the doorway has an arris rather than any moulding
South of nave #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #WindowsOnWednesday
Decorated-style 2-light window in segmental pointed rere arch. Cusped #Ogee lights and quatrefoil over with irregular lobes
#JustPlainGlass #ItsAllAboutTheLight
North aisle #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #WindowsOnWednesday
One of three 2-light windows to north elevation. C19. Chamfered rebate. Cusped #Ogee lights and monolithic head
North aisle #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #WindowsOnWednesday
Pointed 2-light window with pointed cusped lights and cusped roundel over. All the clues to its C19 origin are there. Mouse love the abandoned clues to the recent rough cast repairs to the tower
Detail of Jacobian pulpit panel #StMartinFiddington #Somerset for #WoodensDay
A recurring motif on the many pulpits of the period. It occurs to Mouse that this is a comment Mouse may have made before . A recurring comment on a recurring motif occurring
