Buckland and
Wormington
16
January 2004
Whenever Helen visits, we try
to show her something of the locality – usually a church or two – and this time
was no exception.
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We arrived at Wormington unintentionally, having set out for Dumbleton, but taking a wrong turning. But we found much of interest, and Dumbleton will wait for another day |
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St Katharine’s church, Wormington |
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Teresa reads a lesson
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An ancient cross, believed to be Saxon |
Norman pillars survive on the south side of the
nave |
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We finished the morning
by revisiting Buckland – which Roger saw for the first time last November,
when Teresa’s eyes were on the mend and we were getting out again |
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The
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The mazer, a chalice of
maple-wood and silver. Once common,
relatively few mazers survive, presumably because
of the wooden construction |
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Helen enjoying the sun at Buckland |
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Buckland lies just south of Broadway, and we
rounded off the morning by having a pub lunch there |
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