Churches and family tree

St John the Baptist, open, was an accidental visit - I couldn't find Avington - church that is not the village - and was running out of ...

SS Mary & Nicholas, open [Jenkins **], is an extraordinary C19th new build in the Italianate style. I arrived in a downpour and the weat...

St Michael the Archangel, open [Jenkins ***], is a funny one; its got many elements that I like - brasses, misericords, a Christopher Webb w...

Jonathan's last suggestion of the day [excepting Silton which was a photographic disaster as I left my camera in the car overnight and a...

Wimborne Minster, open, was an off the cuff visit Jonathan suggested the night before, along with a favourite of his which we will come to s...

One of my fondest, and enduring memories, of my time at Milton Abbey was of the rather magnificent grass steps climbing up to St Catherine...

Having been at school here I was surprised to find Milton Abbey, open, given a four star rating by Jenkins, my memories of the abbey admitte...