WEEKLY CHALLENGE #70 Anything Ecclesiastical. VOTING CLOSED

[Clicker]

 The theme for this week is anything to do with  Churches, Cathedrals Chapels   either inside or outside  so it  could be  architecture,  views, windows , churchyards    statues , arches  doors .weddings etc ...so the world's your oyster . So either  get rummaging  through  your archives  or  even go out and get a new one if you want ...

Entries accepted up until midight on Friday  the 4th November and voting will take place after that until midnight on the 11th November .

I am hoping for a bumper entry !

[FUJI]

To Kick things off....

The Priest Blessing the Bridegroom at a recent wedding......I only dare take the shot because more than half the congregation were using camera's, phone's and iPad's all through the service.

Hardly any of the congregation could speak English...one half from Portugal and the other from Bulgaria....a very unusual but enjoyable wedding; we were honoured to be guests.

My Vintage JUPITER 9 f 2 -85 mm doing its stuff again.

FUJI

[Rogerw]

One of the old Church no longer used in Langdon Hills Essex. where Mum and Dads Plot is , old pic took just over 3 years ago ,before I  started this Hobby.

 

Edited October 30, 2016 by Rogerw
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[Denis]

The church of Tilbury Juxta Clare in Suffolk

Almost smack bang in the middle of a what was once Ridgewell airfield, an American bomber airfield in WWII .

[Phil]

At the Baptism.

[Brian]

One I've played with several times. This one is heavily photoshopped and a sky replacement.

[ChrisLumix]

Britain's largest parish church : Cirencester, Glos. (Kodachrome 25 on a Zorki 4).

[Clicker]

Trying to work out the year  Chris ...by the car models ... ?

[ChrisLumix]

2 hours ago, Clicker said:

Trying to work out the year  Chris ...by the car models ... ?

When you give up, I'll tell you. 

[Denis]

I see a Triumph Herald and a Mk3 Cortina..I will plump for 1973 !

[ChrisLumix]

44 minutes ago, Denis said:

I see a Triumph Herald and a Mk3 Cortina..I will plump for 1973 !

Not so far off - 1975.. 

[Clicker]

I was going to say 1976... honest !

  Nice to see a good variety of images entered already  Tipfers ...

[David995031]

Shot of our village church with a bit of Autumn colour

[Korky]

The Door to Salvation

[Barbara]

Sweetheart Abbey....Shrubbery in bottom left is hiding scaffolding

Edited November 3, 2016 by Barbara

[Kobione]

The sign outside our local Anglican church:

[colinb]

And the light will shine on the righteous

sunlight at Lincoln Cathedral

 

 

Edited November 4, 2016 by colinb

[ChrisLumix]

14 hours ago, Kobione said:

The sign outside our local Anglican church:
 

The roof leaked ... and the vicar was called Rev Hose? You couldn't make it up! 

[kev7d]

[JamesT]

St Stephen's Bures, Suffolk (aka the Barn Church)

To be honest, probably more of interest for the story than the architecture or the photography.

The church is early 13th century, and the West end is a barn. It is the reputed site of Edmund's (later St Edmund) coronation, presumably after he crossed the Stour from Essex -- though there is precious little evidence (except that the present church was consecrated by the then Archbishop of Canterbury).

[CanonChrissy]

Something somewhat different from my Archives/Cellar/Vaults.........

Gargoyles:

 

[Ryewolf]

Bolton Priory in Yorkshire

[Clicker]

Oops nearly  forgot ...

[Clicker]

Sixteen Photos  ! Brilliant ...thanks to all of you for your entries ..  A nice variety of interpretations this week ... Good luck everyone !

[Phil]

An outstanding array of entries, and a truly outstanding and deserving winner! Congratulations Kev!   

Over to you