TANSOR. CHURCH : ST MARY

After leaving Fotheringhay, it was a short cycle ride to the exquisite Northampsonshire village of Tansor. This was another village that I had never been to, despite living no more than ten miles away from it, for 40 odd years! This village is well worth a visit, with St Mary's church being a little diamond. A very pleasant few minutes spent looking at the church and for those liking wildlife, the chickens which were running around between the grave markers when I was there, were a nice touch. Tansor war memorial can be seen immediately in front of the church.

  I couldn't get in to this church on my first visit, so I tried again on a Sunday morning, a week before Christmas, and was able to get in to take photographs after the Sunday morning service was finished.

  Beautiful church inside, and a very friendly welcome by the locals, and this made the return trip worthwhile.

  Sadly, the chickens that had been roaming around the churchyard on my previous visit, were absent on the day.

  Tansor was one of the first churches that I photographed for this site. Some 100 churches later, and the grotesque stone head, pictured middle right on this page, is still a personal favourite of mine.