An Old Saxon Church, a photo from North Yorkshire, England

Photographer's Note

Good Morning Everyone,

In the village of Giggleswick can be found this very beautiful and very distinctive parish church.
The Church of St Alkelda, (historically St Alkald), is an Anglican church.

The church is dedicated to a little-known Saxon princess (Alkelda) with connections to a religious site in Middleham, North Yorkshire. There is much speculation as to how the dedication arrived at the church in Giggleswick but no-one is actually sure.

A church is believed to have existed on the site of St Alkelda's since Saxon times, however, most of the church that stands today is largely from the 14th and 15th centuries.

It is a surprisingly large church for a small village. The church entrance was our first view as we entered the churchyard but I was unable to include the entire frontage, partly due to its size and partly due to nearby trees.

Thank you for your interest, Bev :-)

holmertz, Fis2, pierrefonds, ikeharel, jhm, aliabazari, jemaflor, clic, PaulVDV, ChrisJ, pajaran, mcmtanyel oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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Silvio1953 (220759) 2022-01-17 2:57

Ciao cara Bev, great perspecive of fantasticold church, wonderful natural colors, excellent clarity, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

holmertz (102096) 2022-01-17 4:33

Hello Bev,
This is absolutely not how I would imagine "an old Saxon church". It looks more like a manor to me. So it's really just the name that remains Saxon. Regardless of that it's a remarkable church for its design and size. You composed the photo well, as always, by using the branches to cover the grey sky and for including the compulsory Old English leaning and mossy gravestone in the foreground.
Kind regards,
Gert

Fis2 (169877) 2022-01-17 4:42

Witaj Bev!
A very interesting fragment of church.
Does it have a tower?
I like the walls and windows.
Good POV, composition and colors.
Well done.
Have a nice new week.
Krzysztof

pierrefonds (113700) 2022-01-17 5:25

Hi Bev,

The presence of the person is animating the scene. The point of view is shwoing the details of the St.Alkelda church. The light is giving good colors output. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ikeharel (112549) 2022-01-17 6:02

Very different church edifice, not as tall as other's nor as modern churchs we normally see on the gallery, Beverley.
I can only think it was a difficult POV to show other angle upon, thus tight as you show. Yet, distinct view of its old bricks edifice.
Good afternoon,
Ike

jhm (211734) 2022-01-17 8:41

Hello Bev,

All religions have them own build style.
You show us nice the entrance with a big part of the frontage.
Also get we different details to see.
You did excellent addition the man, this for scale.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards,
John

dedee (2957) 2022-01-17 9:25

Hi Bev
You show the church to great effect. I like the moss encrusted gravestones in the foreground.
David

jmdias (114384) 2022-01-17 11:26

bev

we can see it has a medieval style, but there are different aspects too, probably an older heritage. it is ever amazing to face a so old building that survived to our days. nice job.

take care

jorge

lousat (138695) 2022-01-17 12:53

Hi Bev,first surprise from this village, after the total view. And the church in fact is very big considering the small village, very well preserved after a lot of hundreds and built in the typical british style,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

ifege (47103) 2022-01-17 20:08

Hi Bev
Definitely not your usual English village church. A good photo of this old and characterful church.
cheers
Ian

aliabazari (21419) 2022-01-17 20:43

Hello Beverley
Beautiful view of this church. The presence of the old man at work promises the beginning of a good day. Thanks for sharing

jemaflor (146412) 2022-01-17 23:40

Hi Bev,
Nice architecture style, good depth with this FG, good colors between stones tones and green, tfs.

mkamionka (73532) 2022-01-18 5:18

Hi Bev,
It seems there are still a lot of hidden gems for me to discover locally. I would just prefer the days to become a bit warmer :)
Nice composition with the fragments of tombstones framing the church entrance on one side and the tree branches on another.
Very well done.
M

clic (76) 2022-01-18 8:49

Hello Beverly
Magnificent picture of this stylish old church, beautifully captured for a pleasing perspective leading the attention towards the imaginary junction of diagonal lines, testifying of photographic acquired experience.
Cheers

PaulVDV (62810) 2022-01-18 11:32

Hello Beverley,
As you have said before, this village does indeed have a special name.
Did you hear a lot of giggles when you walked around?
Fortunately, that Viking didn't have a name that anyone could take offense at today.
Under a window I spot beautiful yellow flowers and that in January.
Well framed with the leafless branches of the tree.
Best regards, Paul

emka (157280) 2022-01-18 15:19

Hello Bev, Interesting church that in fact doesn't look like an old church. The branches provide nice frame from above. I like the gravestones.

Best regards MAlgo

ChrisJ (171366) 2022-01-18 21:47

Hello Bev

I had to laugh at the name of the location. The tombstones are a lot more sombre though. Good sharpness and diffused light and well framed. Tfs!

pajaran (115047) 2022-01-23 7:09

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perpektivom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Lepa Saxon Church.

Zelim vam lepo popodne za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja

mcmtanyel (67789) 2022-02-11 20:51

Hello Beverly,
It looks like this church would offer many pleasant surprises inside.
Regards,
MT