http://www.cbnewham.com That which is fully seen Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:12:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just published a new book: This unique book showcases eighty-one recumbent effigies in over forty-five English parish churches scattered around the country. The images are all taken from above the effigies, a view that has in most cases never been seen before. "Recumbent effigies are a common form of memorial in ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=168 It's been a while since my last post. Recently I've written some Android apps that may be of interest. The first is a mapping application showing the open and locked churches in England (there are both free and paid versions of the app): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cbnewham.keyholderdemo Then there is a small ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=162 I am now on Twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/cbnewham http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=160 In celebration of 15 years of my Project in which I am photographing the rural parish churches of England, I recently put together a short video: http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=152 The four corners of the original churchyard of St Andrew, Dacre (Cumberland) are guarded by unusual stone figures, most often referred to as bears. The date and purpose of the figures is unknown, although it seems likely that they were originally four corner pinnacles on a tower (possibly the tower ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=126 Rarely one comes upon a monument that gives details of an incident in the life of someone. Just such a rare monument can be found on the western face of the tower at Keysoe in Bedfordshire. This relates the curious tale of William Dickins, a stone mason, who fell from ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=120 Mounted on the north aisle wall of the church of St Mary, Therfield, Hertfordshire, is one of the most unusual and elaborate wooden monuments in England. It is to Ann Turner and was placed in the church soon after her death in 1678 by her husband, the Reverend Dr. Francis ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=114 Lincolnshire contains many fine churches packed with interest but occasionally one comes across an unremarkable church that contains something unusual or fascinating. St German's, Scothern is just such a church. Located just north-east of Lincoln, the church itself is not particularly remarkable;  a combination of mediaeval builds, a remodeling in ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=105 Not quite ten kilometres to the west-north-west of Bicester in Oxfordshire lies the sleepy village of Steeple Aston. In the church of St Peter & St Paul can be found an imposing monument of marble to one of the early Eighteenth century's notorious "hanging judges". Francis Page, the son of a ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=56 St Peter's church, Croft (Yorkshire North Riding) sits beside an ancient bridge over the Tees. It contains an array of unusual items including a sedilia with rustic carvings of figures (one of which may have been influential in the design of Charles Dodgson's Cheshire Cat), a large 18th century font ... http://www.cbnewham.com/?p=47