I walk back in time again to the Medieval world using English churches as a time travelling window. Within a 10 miles radius of our Cotswolds home we learn about abandoned villages, the Black Death, Lychgates, and a medieval version of a PowerPoint presentation! Many are now some distance outside the modern day villages, abandoned because of plagues such as The Black Death and Bubonic Plague. I describe some of the history here:
https://thetwodoctors.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/photographychurches-as-history-teachers/
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Lechlade, St Lawrence Church, c1472 AD
Lechlade, St Lawrence Church c1472 AD
Buscot, St Mary Church c1200 AD
Buscot, St Mary Lychgate, c1200 AD
Southrop, St Peter Church, c11th Century AD
Southrop, St Peter Church, the oldest known font in England?
Eastleach, St Andrew Church, c13th Century
Eastleach, St Andrew Church, c13th Century
Eastleach, St Martin Church, c13th Century
Ampney St Peter Church, c12th Century
Ampney St Peter Church, c12th Century
Fairford, St Mary Church, c1125 AD
Fairford, St Mary Church, c1125 AD
Eaton Hastings, St Michael Church c11th Century, deserted medieval village.
Ampney St Mary Church, c11th Century
Ampney St Mary Church, Medieval wall paintings to enlighten the peasants. Medieval Powerpoint?
