Might be an idea to increase your Mike volume.

Well done! Thank you for presenting such fascinating information about Anglo Saxon churches! 👍

The "Salle Villagers" included many generations of my British Stearman ancestors.

The history of these early Saxon churches must bd fascinating. It's the history that most intrigues me about England. I Iook forward to a trip there soon from New Mexico.

Thank you.

Beautiful examples of crafting that need to be more closely inspected and apppreciated - Thanks! 😊

Excellent

I really enjoyed this presentation. Thank you. I have visited Brixworth in Northamptonshire and can thoroughly recommend it.

Very good Thanks

The Basiica in Northamptonshire looks interesting and different. I will make an effort to see it next year.

Thanks for a well-illustrated and informative video, Mr Vigar! I have heard that some of the smaller ones (as at 2:19, or the famous examples at Heckington and Hawton), that we call 'Easter sepulchres', were not always Easter sepulchres, but were sometimes sacrament shrines, in which the host was reserved throughout the year and could be worshipped. I don't know whether the host was reserved there continually, or only on major feasts, or even if this is true. If so, I believe this devotion would have been in response to Corpus Christi's growing popularity as a feast. Could you inform or point me to more information? Fascinating stuff.

Working my way through your videos. Enjoy the education on history and Anglo Saxon architecture in this one ! Best from Wooster, Ohio, USA

Good research and filming. So interesting to watch ! From Wooster, Ohio, USA

These are indeed refreshing videos, especially to an enthusiast from the United States like me. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. I was truly enthralled by that door when I first saw it last year.

Thank you kindly, I chanced upon Stanton Lacy many years ago whilst cycling to France, and couldn't recall it's name nor exact location....now I can visit this delightful place again. Also chanced upon Brixworth when cycing to Holland and nice church just before the Humber bridge too...bees were living in the stones, they were of such age and so denuded.

Nice video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

You have taught me so much in these videos thank you and please post more.

Thank you for posting i loved it!

Fantastic video John! I just love Saxon churches and buildings

Thank you for a great little video. This is exactly the sort of informative entertainment I crave these days, and on top of that you're pleasant virtual company as I sit here in a ray of morning sunshine with a cup of coffee and a warm cat in my lap.

Most interesting and informative. Thank you.

Fascinating! Thank you.

I usually follow you but missed this one. I enjoyed every minute of it, and it brought back memories of our tours to numerous churches. Thank you, made my day. SC

Very interesting. Thank you. Wonder why the church was rebuilt to the side of the Saxon one, hmmm? Nice tie, too!

Well, this is now a perfect evening in while the rain turns to sleet. Binge-watching your church videos is an antidote to the bad weather and much more. Thank you.

Just found this. Most interesting and informative. Am exploring my local churches during lockdown (Herefordshire) and was searching on KZbin for exactly this kind of information (it was Saxon quoins I was after). Thank you for your efforts and illustrated talk - I learned a lot.

Excellent, John, I’ve only ever seen one corner piscina before.

Such interesting and refreshing videos.

Lovely video, thank you.

Loving the new videos, John!

Very informative video. I myself often go into a church with Romanesque bays and wonder, 'how old was the wall into which they were cut?'. The nave would clearly pre-exist, but by how much? Couple that with a disproportionately high nave and we have a possible candidate Saxon church, whether officially recognised or not. unfortunately for this purpose, while Early English bays are no barrier to the walls being Saxon, they take out more material and are less likely to leave other evidence, like window scars or blind arcading. I live near the three Northamptonshire churches you mentioned and they are indeed impressive, especially the tower arch at Brigstock. Also, there is Geddington Church where there is a window scar and Saxon blind arcading (as mentioned earlier). Nearby, there is another impressive Chancel arch at Wittering, and the magnificent tower at Barnack, both in Cambs. Other local Northants candidates (by my method above) include Isham and Warkton (where I believe a Saxon window was discovered, then re-covered in the 19th C). You hinted that you think Saxon stone churches were more prevalent than is currently thought, and I have to say I agree. There could be many Saxon-origin buildings whose diagnostic features have been obscured by later additions or limewash - time (and renovations...) will tell. Further, if settlements as small as Wittering, Waterden (Norfolk) and if confirmed, Warkton all had Saxon stone churches, then they were certainly affordable for the majority of places, leaving the possibility of various others being eventually recognised. Thanks again for a great video, hope to see many more.

Very interesting. As usual you bring them alive. Thank you

Interesting--thank you!

I've got the Kent book.

Excellent, John!

Excellent introduction to the subject. The books mentioned have been digitised by the Heraldry Society and are available from their online shop as a DVD. This is recommended as it is updated online because hatchments are sometimes lost and others found, despite their size. We still make them from time to time today, for any armiger who wants one, but modern ones are few and far between as they are commissioned by living armigers so may not find their way into a church for many years.

Really interesting John. I do have trouble remembering the backgrounds!

A most interesting short lesson, thank you