Sheltering

A grey and wet and windy day meant the end to our plans for a family day out in Dorset to celebrate my mother's birthday, so instead we headed to Chew Magna for a lovely pub lunch, before continuing the celebrations with friends back at home.

Trying to hold an umbrella in a strong wind, and keep a steady hand to take a photo at the same time proved to be rather tricky, so I took shelter under the giant yew tree in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew in Chew Magna for today's blip.

The church dates from the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. The churchyard contains several monuments which are Grade II listed buildings in their own right. In addition there is an early 19th-century limestone round-topped stone which bears the inscription to William Fowler "shot by an Highwayman on Dundry Hill June 14th 1814 aged 32 years".