Bikes and... wait for it, wait for it, Churches!

[grantoury]

I guess they call that a bell tower.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

There are big speakers wired in the corners, I question whether there's actually bells in there, but the song remains the same

 

[grantoury]

Found a mention in the local news from june, when they did maintenance on the bell tower, so it does still have bells. Not sure about the speakers, maybe they enhance the sound, apparently very recognizable for people from Roelofarendsveen.

 

[MCsanandreas]

Ok, there is a church(chapel perhaps), bridge, singlespeed bicycle AND a canal in this pic!

 

[GLB]

St Michael and All Angels, Wilmington, Kent

 

[Tootyred]

Yesterday was a nice trundle round north and east suffolk, including a stop at St Andrews in walberswick (accessed via Southwold common bridge...it would be rude not to have a pint at the sole bay inn..home of adnams).

The ruins date from 1490 and were built using parts of a pre doomsday church that was relocated due to costal erosion ( so its not a new issue really)....

Sadly 50 years later, the catholic church was ransacked and by 1700 all that was left was the ruin and a smaller village chuch built inside it.

However, it still has some amazing flint flushwork, hinting at its former glory.

 

[GLB]

Yesterday was a nice trundle round north and east suffolk, including a stop at St Andrews in walberswick (accessed via Southwold common bridge...it would be rude not to have a pint at the sole bay inn..home of adnams).

The ruins date from 1490 and were built using parts of a pre doomsday church that was relocated due to costal erosion ( so its not a new issue really)....

Sadly 50 years later, the catholic church was ransacked and by 1700 all that was left was the ruin and a smaller village chuch built inside it.

However, it still has some amazing flint flushwork, hinting at its former glory.

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Back in olden days when my parents were alive and lived in Bungay I knew the east Suffolk area inside out. It was in my somewhat misspent middle age when I did rather more motorcycling than pedalling and kept a Royal Enfield up there to amuse myself when I visited. The lanes in that area were an absolute joy for a retro motorcycle - though I wish now I'd done more cycling. Happy times anyway.

I'm hoping this pic of the similar remains of Covehithe church from the 1990s is forgiveable.

 

[Tootyred]

Oddly, i went there about a month ago too!