Captivating Churches

I always find churches fascinating to photograph; invariably they are in picturesque settings, and apart from contemporary places of worship, almost certainly  have history.
Take the church of St Andrew in the tiny Hampshire village of Mottisfont where I have spent  time in the last few days.
According to the publication A History of the County of Hampshire recounted on the British History online website, the greater part of the church has its origins in the 12th century, and suggests that it remained largely as it was until the 15th century, and is on record as possessing some of the oldest stained glass windows in the county.
The church itself is no more than a few hundred yards from Mottisfont House, now owned by the National Trust, and home of the national rose collection, which has been in full bloom over the past days.
The house had its foundations in a priory established in about the year 1200.

To me, when you unearth historical facts like these, my photographic Polaroid Blip record of local churches enters an enthralling dimension which I find totally rewarding.