TINWELL. CHURCH : ALL SAINTS

After finishing at Ketton, I started out towards neighbouring Tinwell, another picturesque village in Rutland. The bus service, although reliable, is a little on the sparse side and I decided to walk the mile and a half to Tinwell.

  After making it past the blot on the Rutland landscape that is the Ketton Cement works it was hot going due to the Sun blazing down, but some absolutely glorious views out over the Rutland countryside made it a very enjoyable half an hours walk from one to the other.

  Sadly, there were a couple of problems with this church. Firstly, it was a little difficult to get a decent shot of the front of the church due to the Sun being immediately behind the building. The shots that I did take came out very dark, and have been discarded as a result.

  Secondly, I had limited access to the interior of the church on the day. The church was open, and the vicar told me that the church was having a “Quiet Day” and I was welcome to come in as long as I was extremely quiet. So, I put my air horn and whoopee cushion away and looked around for a bit, just taking a couple of shots, before coming to the conclusion that I felt in the way.

  I wanted to see a fabric memorial inside the church, to nine members of the Ninth Airforce and 26 Polish Paratroopers, who were killed when their planes collided in mi air over the village during World War Two.

  I will pop back soon and do a re-shoot, any excuse to have another look at that beautiful Rutland countryside.