LUTTON. CHURCH : ST PETER
Lutton is a small farming village a few miles away from Oundle in East Northants. This is a village that I have fond memories of. Twenty years ago I used to cycle here from my home in Chesterton on my racing cycle. I used to be able to make it up Lutton Hill, albeit with some straining and bad language in the process. These days I get to the bottom of the hill and admit defeat before I even start. There is nothing like a cycle and a steep hill to make you realise that you are getting old!
I visited the church of St Peter on the second day of shooting for this site, taking in a few others in the locality on the same day. Made a return trip in June 2008, on a gloriously sunny afternoon, to re-shoot the exterior better suited to the job than that which I had with me some 18 months before.
St Peter is positioned at a crossroads which leads you West to Polebrook, South to Great Gidding and north in the direction of Folksworth. Not a big church this, but it commands the open countryside in whichever of those directions that you head in. The village itself is picturesque, but I could have lived without whatever it was that was spread on the fields just outside the village. The smell was incredible.... when I cycled past it was like being punched in the mouth...all part of the joys of living in the country!
The church grounds were immaculate and colourful, and spent a few minutes happily taking photographs in the sun listening to the bees buzzing. Was interested in photographing the gargoyles for my other site, but sadly they were very badly weathered and I couldn't use them.
Whilst I was taking photographs a lady arrived to do some cleaning. She informed me that the church was planning to set up it's own website at some point.
Interior photographs of the Apreece Brothers in prayer(bottom left), Lutton Roof Support (second from bottom on the left) and something that I couldn't begin to describe, but Chris saw as being like a Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle, were all taken by Chris Stafford. As always, sincere thanks to Chris for sending them over. All other pictures on this page were taken by myself.
