Landkey, St Paul's Church c.1885
Photo ref: L193301
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Photo ref: L193301
Photo of Landkey, St Paul's Church c.1885

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This delightful building is late 15th-century with very little alteration. The thatched linhay was ubiquitous at the time of this picture. Today, they are hard to find. Are the cows thin versions of the shorthorn, the standard milk cow of the era? The area in front of the church is now filled with tombstones.

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I was born at home at 2 Church Lake and had 2 older sisters, Jo and Barabara. Even as a baby they would take me off on long walks across the church yard and over to Bucky's Meadow towards Venn. Crossing the stream in flood, and crawling around the sides of the flooded quarries with them has left me with a discomfort of deep water. When I walk there now, I'm glad it hasn't changed too much, the grave yard ...see more