Holy Trinity, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire #SteepleSaturday Largely early‑14C Decorated Gothic parish church that sits on a site of 12/13C origins. Tradition credits the 14C rebuild to Elias de Beckingham, Justice of the Common Pleas under Edward I, his lost brass once marked his tomb in the nave.

All Saints, Steep, Hampshire #SteepleSaturday The church has nearly 900 years of history. Originally, a 12th‑century chapel of ease for East Meon in 1868 it became its own independent parish. It's furnished with a number of Edward Barnsley's works.

St Mary, Longworth #SteepleSaturday A living palimpsest of English church architecture: a 13C core expanded steadily through the 14C (S aisle), 15C (tower and clerestory), and 17C (N aisle & vestry). Heavily connected to Oxford through Archbishop Laud, John Fell, and the Lux Mundi theologians.

St Nicholas, Remenham, Oxon #SteepleSaturday C14 origins rebuilt in 1838 but owes much of its present appearance to a careful Victorian rebuilding of 1870–72 by Ronald Plumbe.

St James, Shere, Surrey #SteepleSaturday 1190 origins, replacing a Saxon predecessor listed in the Domesday Book. A cruciform church of Transitional Early English style, built from mixed local stones, it still shows a fine blend of Norman to 14th-century elements with a Victorian restoration touch.

St Peter, Alvescot #SteepleSaturday 13C origins and cruciform plan. Its story is one of growth and change: a 14C porch, a 15C tower added after a local benefactor, John Bonde, reportedly left 100 sheep for the purpose, and major Victorian restoration by William Slater and R.H. Carpenter.

St George’s Church, Kencot #SteepleSaturday Has 12C roots which are still visible today. The chancel and windows were extended in the 13C, while the clerestory, porch, and the raising of the west tower belong to the late 15C and 16C. 19C restoration, followed by further repairs in 1962.

St Mary, Black Bourton #SteepleSaturday A remarkable medieval church with roots in the 12C, combining Norman origins with later medieval additions (13C chapel, 14C porch, 15C tower). Though modest in appearance, it contains an exceptional survival of 13C wall paintings.

St. Mary, Studley Royal. #SteepleSaturday Built in High Victorian Gothic Revival, 1871–78, by William Burges for the first Marchioness of Ripon. Its construction was partly funded by ransom money linked to the 1870 Dilessi Massacre, in which her brother Frederick Vyner was killed.

Waltham Abbey #SteepleSaturday According to local legend Harold Godwinson is buried here. This was also the last monastic institution to be dissolved by Henry VIII in 1540.

St. Peter, Charney Bassett #SteepleSaturday The church stands beside Charney Manor, once an Abingdon Abbey grange. From possible Saxon beginnings the current building began in the early 12th century, grew in the 14th and 15th, then endured neglect, restoration, war damage and most recently repair.

St. Matthias church, Richmond #SteepleSaturdsy Built in 1857 with tower completed in 1862. Designed by George Gilbert Scott.

St. Margaret, Mapledurham #SteepleSaturday The earliest surviving fabric is 13C stonework, though most of the structure dates from the 14C and 15C. Restored 1834 under William IV and more extensively in 1863 by William Butterfield, who altered the tower, raised the roof, and added the north porch.

St. Lawrence church, Waltham St. Lawrence was mentioned in the Domesday Book and is, in parts, 850 years old, although very much altered in subsequent periods. #SteepleSaturday

St Margaret's Church, Hinton Waldrist began as a mid-C13 church (c.1250), with nave, chancel & tower surviving from that phase. Late C13 and early C14 enlargements added transepts and remodelled the tower, shaping its cruciform plan. The porch, pulpit, and font are C19 additions. #SteepleSaturday

St. Saviour and St Peter, Eastbourne. #SteepleSaturday Designed by G. E. Street and completed in 1867.

Haworth Church of Brontë fame photographed earlier today. #SteepleSaturday A chapel has stood here since at least 1488, with records of worship on the site from 1317. The 18th‑century tower still rises above the church, which was largely rebuilt in the Victorian era between 1879 and 1881.

St. Mary, Thatcham, Berkshire. Mainly 13th century but heavily restored in the 19 century. Interestingly, the church was once known as St. Luke's but is commonly believed to have been originally known as St Mary's which it had reverted back to by the 1880s. #SteepleSaturday

St. Mary, Bucklebury, Berkshire. #SteepleSaturday Created from flint, tile, rubble and Ferricrete, the church showcases mainly 12th- and 15th-century work, with 19th-century additions. The roof is tiled, with separate covers for nave and aisle, and dormer windows on the nave’s south side.

#MosaicMonday

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The design features symbolic zones of seraphim, angels, a golden girdle, and trees of life, blending Christian and Celtic imagery alongside references to multiple faiths. This creates a visual meditation on life, death, and renewal, distinct from typical Victorian decoration. #MosaicsMonday

Watts Chapel was designed and built by Mary Watts (1895-1904) as a joint memorial to her and G.F. Watts, reflecting their partnership and both were prominent artists. The chapel’s near-circular cruciform design and symbolic terracotta surface express Mary’s artistic vision and both their ideals.

St Helen’s, Marr, Doncaster built in rubble limestone dates from the 12th century, with its tower added and the building remodelled between the 13th and early 14th centuries. Later, the 15th century brought the south porch, parapet, and spire. #SteepleSaturday

Henry Lockwood's 1850s restoration of St Andrew's Church, Kingham, brought new vision. He combined and retained medieval, Tudor, 17th century, and Georgian features whilst reimagining the structure in Decorated Gothic style uniting past and Victorian present. #SteepleSaturday

Here are some of my drawings.

All Saints, West Dean, is Saxo-Norman in origin with many additions and restored in 1878 & 1961. Built in flint & Eastbourne sandstone, with a Norman lower tower & Early C14 upper stage. Its rare gable spire, likened to a monk’s cowl, was called unique in Sussex by John Betjeman. #SteepleSaturday

St Peter’s, Daylesford (1859–63) is High Victorian Gothic and layed out in a cruciform plan. Pearson’s mighty spire, muscular tower, and lavish stone carving showcase the movement’s love of power, ornament, and Ruskinian ideals in stone. #steeplesaturday

St Mary’s Church on Brownsea Island was consecrated in 1854 and dedicated to St Mary on the Feast of the Visitation. It is an Anglican parish church, designed by Blanchard of Poole.

#MemorialMonday from beneath a giant yew in Winterbourne Hannah Fouracres “30 years a maid 15 months a wife 4 hours a mother”

The stunning St. Peter's Church, Conisbrough is thought to be the oldest functioning building in South Yorkshire. Built around 750 AD it served as a Minster to around 17 other churches from Harthill in the west to Goole in the east. It was extended from 1100 to 1450 which is how it looks today. /1

St George, Cullercoats #SteepleSaturday Built 1882-84 by renowned architect John Loughborough Pearson (Truro & Brisbane cath.), commissioned by 6th Duke of Northumberland in George, his father's, memory. It's a prime example of Victorian Gothic architecture, notable for its complete stone vaulting.