BLUE AND WHITE..

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I have not had a chance to visit Wanstead Park this year to see the 'bluebell wood' . However I found this wonderful clump in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin on Overton Drive. I was surprised to see a small group of white blooms amongst the blue, any thoughts?

EASTER SUNDAY..

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For Easter Sunday I though I would post a picture of a church but I didn't want it to be to obvious. I took this picture in the churchyard of the wonderful St Mary the Virgin in Overton Drive, it is one of the most peaceful spots you can imagine, it really is special. I like the way these low hanging branches with their new shoots contrast with the background. Have a good Sunday....

THE BODYGUARD..

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This sentry box stands in the church yard of the wonderful St Mary the Virgin Church in Overton Drive, Wanstead. It provided shelter for the guard whose job was to look out for body snatchers should they venture into the grounds. In the mid 1800s  as I understand it there was a lucrative trade in digging up recently buried bodies and selling them on to hospitals for dissection. 

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On a brighter note, if you have never visited this church you really should, it's a real gem. Take time to wander through the ground's its wonderful.

This is the view from inside the sentry box, can you image what it was like on a cold dark night?  There is also modern graffiti on the inside, one piece intrigued me it looks much, much older. Could it be from a night watchman many years ago.

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FULL MOON ?

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Not quite sure if it was a full moon or not last night, it certainly looked like one. Anyway full or not it looked glorious over St Mary the Virgin Church last night.

TURNSTILE...

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This simple turnstile gate leading into St. Mary The Virgin Churchyard has often got me wondering why such a gate was necessary going into a churchyard. Judging by the look of it I would imagine it is an old one.  Any ideas?

 

A WELCOMING GLOW.

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With a light under the portico and although not open, The Church of St. Mary the Virgin gave a welcoming glow last night when I took this picture.