The Churches

Cholesbury

The 900 year old church of St Laurence has an early English south doorway, where medieval weddings were performed in full view of passers-by. It also has an 18th century bell turret and saddleback roof. Photos...

The parish church of St Leonards was erected in the 15th century on the site of a cell of Missenden Abbey. It was rebuilt by General Cornelius Wood in Queen Victoria's reign. Restored in 1845. It contains two 18th century wall monuments carved in chalk. The bell in the spired bell turret records "chandler made me 1702"
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Hawridge

St Mary's Parish Church is a little flint-and-brick building rebuilt in 1856. It has a Norman font preserved from the earlier building. There is a stained glass window by Tony Griffen, a village artist with international fame.

For further information on the churches please see the website run by the vicar.

Notes about the drawings

Artist - GRAHAM LINCOLN
"Drawings in black ink are my speciality, not least because I am colour blind! Churches and old buildings make excellent subjects. They have few straight lines, lots of nooks and crannies, textured surfaces and creeping plants which can be represented by pen and ink in a very effective way. I use a fine nib pen and get as much detail in my drawings as possible".

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