http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day.htm UK travel photos for the past week, featuring history, travel and scenery from England, Scotland, and Wales. Free Windows and Mac desktop wallpaper images of historic and scenic UK locations Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:40:04 +0000 en David Ross, www.britainexpress.com. All rights reserved. David Ross editor@britainexpress.com http://www.britainexpress.com/images/pr3/logo3.gif http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day.htm Wetwang is a small village just west of Driffield, north Yorkshire. The parish church of St Nicholas is one of 17 'Sykes Churches', founded by Victorian philanthropist Sir Tatton Sykes. The church features marvellous stained glass windows by the firm of Burlison and Grylls, like the example seen here.

]]> http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2748 http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2748 Prestbury is a small town on the River Bollin just north of Macclesfield, Cheshire. In the graveyard of the medieval parish church stands a small Norman chapel, a remnant of the first church on this site. The west door of the chapel is magnificently carved with traditional Norman motifs. Near the chapel is a much older cross, perhaps late Saxon.

]]> http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2747 http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2747 Most people come to the village of Ightham, Kent, to see the marvelous moated manor house of Ightham Mote. How many stop to enjoy Ightham's parish church, I wonder? The church of St Peter is a treasure house of historic monuments, primarily to the Selby family of Ightham Mote, like the Jacobean recumbent effigy seen here. The oldest monument, however, is that of Sir Thomas Cawne, who built Ightham Mote and died around 1374.

]]> http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2746 http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2746 Sotterley is a small village in north east Suffolk, near Beccles. The parish church of St Margaret stands near Sotterley Hall. The church boasts a large number of memorial brasses and a lovely painted oak screen, seen here.

]]> http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2745 http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2745 The village of Kirby Grindalythe sits in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds, just north of Sledmere. The Victorian parish church of St Andrews features fabulous mosaics that cover the entire west wall from floor to ceiling. The mosaics date to 1893 and are designed to resemble a mural. The effect is quite staggering and well worth a trip to see.

]]> http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2744 http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2744 Wintringham is a small hamlet in North Yorkshire, east of Malton. The redundant parish church of St Peters features a Norman chancel, built of local sandstone. Within the church are wall paintings and a series of marvellous medieval misericords, including this one, carved in the image of a Green Man - the ancient symbol of fertility.

]]> http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2743 http://www.britainexpress.com/uk-picture-of-the-day-image.htm?photo=2743 Shrewsbury Abbey is familiar to readers of Ellis Peter's popular 'Brother Cadfael' mystery novels, and indeed, many of the locations described in the novels can easily be spotted in the abbey church and nearby. There is much more to the Abbey than a fictional detective, however! The interior is a mix of superb medieval architecture and later remodeling, and historic tombs line both sides of the imposing nave pictured here.

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