Churchyards Collection

Baslow Parish Church and spring cherry blossom, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ringwood Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

St. Cainnech Cathedral, St. Canices Cathedral with a round tower, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Europe

UK, England, Essex, Wendens Ambo, St Mary the Virgin Church

UK, England, Bedfordshire, Northill

Tomb stone, war grave, graveyard, Foehr Island, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland

Grave of German War Victims, Friedrichstadt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

St Nicholas Cathedral, East End (bodycolour on paper)
1214466 St Nicholas Cathedral, East End (bodycolour on paper) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (fl.1888-1916); 41.9x28.3 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Tomb of Hugh Brown in Churchyard of St Johns Church (w / c on paper)
2831895 Tomb of Hugh Brown in Churchyard of St Johns Church (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

St Jamess Church and Priory, 1630 (oil on canvas)
2829873 St Jamess Church and Priory, 1630 (oil on canvas) by Tovey, Samuel Griffiths (fl.1847-65); 24x31.2 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

St Lawrences Church, Castle Rising (b / w photo)
3093905 St Lawrences Church, Castle Rising (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Lawrences Church, Castle Rising)

East end of St Mary Redcliffe, showing Temple Church (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831428 East end of St Mary Redcliffe, showing Temple Church (pencil & w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Gravestone from Wordsworths We Are Seven, St Mary and All Saints, Conwy (colour photo)
3094972 Gravestone from Wordsworths We Are Seven, St Mary and All Saints, Conwy (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Annes Church, Kew (colour photo)
3093881 St Annes Church, Kew (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Annes Church, Kew. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

First church built in England, Glastonbury (litho)
3093860 First church built in England, Glastonbury (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First church built in England, Glastonbury)

North west of view of St Pauls Churchyard (ink on paper)
587458 North west of view of St Pauls Churchyard (ink on paper) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: North west of view of St Pauls Churchyard, 1621, from an old print)

Chagford churchyard, Devon, 1915 (oil on canvas)
423977 Chagford churchyard, Devon, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 51x39.4 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

Battle in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bermeo (colour litho)
2783695 Battle in a cemetery on the outskirts of Bermeo (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle in a cemetery, just outside Bermeo)

Giants Grave, St Andrews Church, Penrith (colour photo)
3091265 Giants Grave, St Andrews Church, Penrith (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giants Grave, St Andrews Church, Penrith)

Whitnash Church and Tree, Leamington (colour photo)
3095004 Whitnash Church and Tree, Leamington (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Whitnash Church and Tree, Leamington)

St Peters Church, Sheringham (colour photo)
3093900 St Peters Church, Sheringham (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Peters Church, Sheringham)

Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, c. 1857 (albumen print)
1069018 Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, c.1857 (albumen print) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Ruins of the 12th-century Augustinian monastery); gift of Dr

Tintern Abbey, c. 1857 (albumen print)
1068941 Tintern Abbey, c.1857 (albumen print) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); 16.2x21 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Founded by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow)

Upleatham Church (colour photo)
3095387 Upleatham Church (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upleatham Church. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

And there upon the ground I sit... 1878 (w / c on paper)
2601873 And there upon the ground I sit... 1878 (w/c on paper) by Phillott, Constance (1842-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Painting by T Roberts (engraving)
1609914 A Painting by T Roberts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Painting by T Roberts. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 April 1859)

Cley Church (colour photo)
3096591 Cley Church (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cley Church. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn; English

Penwortham church and lych gates (colour photo)
3095313 Penwortham church and lych gates (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penwortham church and lych gates)

Holy Trinity Church, Bosbury (colour photo)
3093863 Holy Trinity Church, Bosbury (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Trinity Church, Bosbury)

Glendalough, the site of an early Christian monastic settlement, Derrybawn, County Wicklow, Ireland
Aerial of the Round Tower looking through the window to the sun rising over the hills at Glendalough (or The valley of the Two Lakes)

All Saints Church, Ecclesall, prior to alterations in 1843
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: y00561

St Enodoc Church - Rock - Cornwall - UK
DAC-1209 St Enodoc Church - Rock Cornwall - UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

English Yew Tree - On old cemetery Glendalough, Ireland
ME-1213 English Yew Tree - On old cemetery Glendalough, Ireland Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Tapsel gate, St Mary the Virgin, Friston, East Sussex
Tapsel gate of St Mary the Virgin at Friston, East Sussex. These gates, with a central pivot, are designed to keep cattle out of churchyards, and are unique to the county of Sussex. Date: early 1960s

Quin Abbey, Quin Friary, County Clare, Ireland, Europe

St. Brendans Cathedral, Clonfert Cathedral, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Picture No. 10900466
Church Yard - with Daffodils spring day Date:

View of graveyard and path leading from 13th century church on moorland at sunrise, with rainclouds over distant countryside, Church of St. Michael, Brent Tor, Dartmoor N.P. Devon, England, December

View of churchyard and parish church, Church of St. Thomas a Becket, Wolvesnewton, near Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, May

Common Yew (Taxus baccata) habit, growing in church graveyard, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, March

Eighteenth Century church and graveyard, Enkoping-Nas Kyrka, Uppland, Sweden, april

View of snow covered church and graveyard, Tierp, Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden, february

Snow covered cemetery and round church, Kilarrow Parish Church, Bowmore, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland

Churchyard and 13th century Anglican parish church, St. Marys Church, Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, August

View of headstones and yew trees in churchyard of parish church, St. Oswalds Church, Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, May

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Churchyards are sacred spaces that hold the stories of countless lives, etched into weathered tombstones and whispered through ancient trees. In Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe, time stands still as the ruins of this medieval abbey overlook a peaceful graveyard. The echoes of prayers can almost be heard in St. Cainnech Cathedral and St. Canices Cathedral with a round tower in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Europe. Traveling across the sea to Ringwood Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Hampshire, England reveals a tranquil resting place where history intertwines with nature's beauty. Further north lies St Hywyns church and graveyard on Aberdaron's Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd; here you can feel the weight of centuries as you wander among moss-covered gravestones. Journeying to Wendens Ambo in Essex brings us to St Mary the Virgin Church where time seems suspended amidst its ancient walls and hallowed grounds. All Saints Church in Ecclesall tells tales from before alterations were made in 1843 - a glimpse into an era long past. Venturing even further within Bedfordshire's Northill unveils yet another chapter written by those who came before us – their final resting place marked by solemn tombstones standing silently against the passage of time. Crossing borders to Foehr Island in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland reveals war graves that remind us of sacrifices made for freedom while Friedrichstadt holds the grave of German War Victims - both poignant reminders that peace comes at great cost. Artistic depictions also capture these sacred spaces: whether it is bodycolour on paper bringing life to East End's St Nicholas Cathedral or watercolor on paper immortalizing Hugh Brown's tombstone within the churchyard at St Johns Church; each stroke tells its own story.