Kingsclere, St Mary's Church c.1960
Photo ref:
K140081
Photo ref:
K140081
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Memories of Kingsclere, St Mary's Church c1960
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We, in the choir led the procession: down through the village to the Church,(from Knoll Hill I think) .Brownies, Guides and other groups including the odd serviceman home on leave followed behind.I am standing in the road between the church and the Crown, surplice blowing in the chilly wind: the Vicar has said his piece and the silence descends. No one even thinks of moving or trying to drive by. ...see more
St Mary’s Church at Kingsclere, north west of Basingstoke, is famous for a most unusual decoration, a weather-vane in the shape of a bed-bug, seen on the left hand side of the tower in this view. It is a very tasteful bed-bug, with six little crosses for legs, and another for its tail, but a bed-bug it definitely is. The story goes that back in the early 13th century King John was hunting in the area. A ...see more
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