Churchyard Collection (#5)

I Must Venture to the Churchyard, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
I Must Venture to the Churchyard, c1930. An illustration from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Priory Church of St Mary, Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, 2010. St Marys Priory Church dates from the 10th century, making it one of the few remaining Anglo-Saxon monastic buildings in existence in

Altarnun, Cornwall, 2009. View showing the tower of St Nonnas Church. Dating from the 15th century, the church is the largest on Bodmin Moor, earning it the nickname The Cathedral of the Moor

John Peels gravestone, St Kentigerns parish churchyard, Caldbeck, Cumbria. Peel (c1776-1854) was an 18th century huntsman from northern Cumbria who was the subject of a song

Thriplow Church, Cambridgeshire

Flora MacDonalds memorial, Kilmuir Graveyard, Skye, Highland, Scotland. Revered as a Jacobite heroine in Scotland, Flora MacDonald (1722-1790)

Dr MacLeans tomb, Kilmuir Graveyard, Skye, Highland, Scotland

Charles MacArthurs grave, Kilmuir Graveyard, Skye, Highland, Scotland. The MacArthurs were a famous clan of pipers. Charles MacArthur (c1668-1768) was the most famous

Grave of Angus Martin, Kilmuir Graveyard, Skye, Highland, Scotland. Carved stone figure of a medieval warrior

St Michaels Church, Hathersage, Peak District, Derbyshire. The churchyard is said to contain the grave of Robin Hoods lieutenant, Little John

Kildalton Cross, Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This Celtic Cross in the churchyard of a now roofless medieval church is thought to date from the second half of the 8th century

Holy Trinity Church, York, North Yorkshire. A church stood on this site in Goodramgate at the time of the Domesday Book, but the present church dates from the 15th century

Orford Church, Suffolk. St Bartholomews Church in Orford was a favourite of the composer Benjamin Britten, whose famous work " Noyes Fludde" was first performed there

Lydford Church, Devon. The church in the village of Lydford is dedicated to St Petrock, a Welsh monk who travelled widely in the West Country in the 6th century

All Saints Church, Fonthill Bishop, Wiltshire, 2005. This small Early English church dates from the 13th century

Church of St Lawrence, Castle Rising, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 2005. Originally a 12th century Norman church, St Lawrence Castle Rising was extensively restored in the 19th century

St Margarets Church, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 2005. View of the church founded by Herbert de Losinga, the first Bishop of Norwich, in 1101

St John the Baptists Church, Hindon, Wiltshire, 2005. The Church of St John the Baptist in Hindon was consecrated in 1871

Hursley Church and Rectory, 1904. From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Trees Near Hampstead Church, 1829, (c1915). Artist: John Constable
Trees Near Hampstead Church, 1829, (c1915). Held by the Tate Modern, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

The Young Guard in the Churchyard of Essling, 1896, (1902). Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
The Young Guard in the Churchyard of Essling, 1896, (1902). Battle of Aspern-Essling, (21-22 May 1809), fought between French Empire and Austrian Empire. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol

The Savoy Chapel, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]

St. Giless, Cripplegate, 1890. Artist: A W Henley
St. Giles s, Cripplegate, 1890. From Picturesque London, by Percy Fitzgerald. [Ward & Downey, London, 1890]

Dr. Syntax at the Funeral of His Wife, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr. Syntax at the Funeral of His Wife, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

The Banns Forbidden, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Banns Forbidden, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. Artist: William Hogarth
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service. The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets

Fulham Church in 1812 (1911). From London - North of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]

Chapel Royal, c1902. Artist: Tony Grubhofer
Chapel Royal, c1902. The Savoy Chapel, or the Queens Chapel of the Savoy, is a church dedicated to St John the Baptist. It is located off the Strand, London

Gravestone of Thomas Thetcher, Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, early 20th century(?)
Gravestone of Thomas Thetcher, the Hampshire Grenadier, Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). From Winchester. [L Newman, The Square, London, ]

Grave of the poet William Wordsworth, Grasmere, Westmorland, 20th century. Wordsworth (1770-1850) is buried together with his wife Mary in the churchyard of St Oswalds Church

East Bergholt Church: part of the west end seen beyond a group of elms, (1812), 1925
East Bergholt Church: part of the west end seen beyond a group of elms, 1812. Original house in the Victoria and Albert Museum. After a drawing by John Constable (1776-1837)

Churchyard at Tolpuddle showing James Hammetts grave, 1934. The Church of St John The Evangelist, Tolpuddle. In the foreground we see the grave of James Hammett (1811 -1891)

Bodmin Church, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Church Army Lantern Department
Bodmin Church, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. St Petrocs Church was built between 1469 and 1472. Until the construction of Truro Cathedral in the 19th century it was the largest church in

Kirby Lonsdale Church Yard, 19th century. Artist: C Heath
Kirby Lonsdale Church Yard, 19th century. After an original painting of c1818 by JMW Turner

Illustration from Francis Quarles Emblems, 1895. Emblems was a work by the English poet Francis Quarles, first published in 1635

Views of Sandringham, Norfolk, 1887. Sandringham church, Old Oak, Sandringham Park, Lych Gate, Sandringham church, Sir Dighton Probyns house, the Bachelors cottages

The old church, Chingford, Essex, 1924-1926. View across the churchyard of All Saints Church. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume II, Hutchinson and Co

Chideock Church, Dorset, 1924-1926. Artist: Herbert Felton
Chideock Church, Dorset, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume II, 1924-1926

St Pauls churchyard and a tollgate, London, 1926-1927. Artist: Whiffin
St Pauls churchyard and a tollgate, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume I, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Churchyard of Stoke-Pogis, England, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Churchyard of Stoke-Pogis, England, 1893. Thomas Grays Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is believed to have been written in the churchyard of St Giles Church in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire

St Pancras Old Church, London, 1815. Artist: Charles Pye
St Pancras Old Church, London, 1815

Stepney Church, London, 1815. Artist: Hobson
Stepney Church, London, 1815

A tomb above ground, Pinner Churchyard, London, 1924-1926. Artist: Valentine & Sons Ltd
A tomb above ground, Pinner Churchyard, London, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume III, 1924-1926

Snitterfield church, Snitterfield, Warwickshire, 1885. Artist: Edward Hull
Snitterfield church, Snitterfield, Warwickshire, 1885. From Stratford-on-Avon, from the Earliest Time to the Death of William Shakespeare, by Sidney L Lee (London, 1885)

The chancel of Stratford church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 1885. Artist: Edward Hull
The chancel of Stratford church, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, 1885. From Stratford-on-Avon, from the Earliest Time to the Death of William Shakespeare, by Sidney L Lee (London, 1885)

Gillingham, Kent, England, 19th century. View of a country church and graves

Shoreham Church, West Sussex, 1829. Artist: J Rogers
Shoreham Church, West Sussex, 1829. The Norman Church of St Mary de Haura dates from the late 11th century

Arundel Church, West Sussex, 1829. Artist: J Shury
Arundel Church, West Sussex, 1829. Arundels St Nicholas Church dates from 1380

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