Churches Gallery

Coming from Evening Church, 1830, (1947). Creator: Samuel Palmer

Coming from Evening Church, 1830, (1947). Congregation leaving an Evensong service in Shoreham, Kent, with full moon above the church. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From "English Hymns and Hymn Writers", by Adam Fox. [Collins, London, 1947]

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Rolling hills landscape, San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. Known as the Town of Fine Towers, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses, which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls form an unforgettable skyline. Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Historic Centre of San Gimignano, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Morval House, Morval, near Looe, Cornwall. Around 1890

A view of Morval House from the south west with Morval Parish Church, dedicated to St Wenna, behind. There are two men mowing the lawn with an early lawn mower, one pulling and the other pushing. There are also some people standing by the house, on the right hand side. The Grade I listed building is a large Tudor residence which was once the home of the Glynn, Buller and Kitson families. It was much altered in the 18th and following centuries. The house was much altered in the 18th and following centuries. Photographer: Surgeon Captain John Campbell

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