POLEBROOK. CHURCH : ALL SAINTS

A day out of the rat race, a fortnights holiday, and with the second week being spent decorating, a rare chance to escape for the day.

  In fact, this was a second day in succession Churchcrawling, following a trip in to Rutland the previous day. Rutland was beautiful, but so is East Northants, and Polebrook was to be the first stop in what would turn out to be a nine church crawl.

  An early start on another morning when there was not a cloud in the sky. Sadly, the church of All Saints was locked, not sure if that is normally the case, or if it was because I was early, arriving before 9AM.

  Interesting to see that there was a one handed clock on the tower. Unusual this, but not unique in the area, with the church at Stoke Doyle, near to Oundle, having a similar timepiece. Perhaps it is possible to say that the one handed clock at Polebrook is unique though in that way that it has behaved over the years.

  According to a newspaper report from 1945, that I found on the internet, the clock at Polebrook has been known to strike up to 23 times, and on one occasion struck 100 times in a row!!

  It has been known to gain or lose time depending on the weather. Not sure if they still have problems these days, but considering that the time reads Noon in the photograph below, and it was a fraction after nine in the morning when I took the photograph, perhaps all is still not well with it!!

  Some nice stone heads and gargoyles on this church, and I was very taken with a gargoyle who appeared to be asleep! Nothing to really catch the attention though, and I was soon off in the direction of Barnwell.