A visit and tour of Walesby church in the Lincolnshire Wolds, in the December snow.

[@Wosiewose]

What a magic moment, when the lovely chimes began and the clock struck two! Thank you for letting us listen and not trying to talk over it!

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@maggiedaniels9562]

Thank you again. I would never have seen these beautiful churches without your efforts.

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, it is great to be able to show you the places I am privileged to be able to visit.

[@nickimontie]

I can feel the chill in the air watching this! You really do make these places accessible to those of us not able to travel 💗

[@allanbarton]

It was really very cold up there and breezy too. I am always so pleased to be able to share these lovely places.

[@pjk1714]

Just amazing what they created by hand. Always enjoy just sitting and looking up at the details. My late grandfather was an old world carpenter and restored the stone and wood features. Thanks for sharing

[@deniseroe5891]

The opening footage of the church was breathtaking, if you can block out the noise of planes, you are transported back to when this church was new with worshipers coming in for mass. The shot of the Ramblers window with the light coming in at a angle was just beautiful. Thank you for your time, I will never be able to see these magnificent buildings in person and here in America there is nothing of that age.

[@TerryC69]

Hi Allan! The entire house is "coloured" by a coat of ancient dignity that only time can produce. Even though the old village is long since gone, this great building stands as witness of both the people who built it, and testimony to the power of the One for which is was devoted. Thanks for taking us along.

[@allanbarton]

Agreed, you have described the underlying causes of my obsession with such places I think! It's a privilege to be able to share such treasures.

[@YorkistRaven]

The opening scene of this beautiful video is just exquisite. The snow, the warm ironstone, and the ancient church with such magnificent views are very evocative and uplifting. The interior of the church has, as you said, gorgeous light. Thank you for taking us there!

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, it's a magical place! Thanks for watching.

[@jilltagmorris]

My mind always just explodes thinking about people in there so long ago. Thank you so much for sharing another world with me. Well, everyone. Haha

[@allanbarton]

A great pleasure Jill. The sense of continuity and history is really palpable here. Just to think there has been a place of Christian worship here for 1700 years.

[@peterkrauss6962]

So very true

[@carmenfoster6912]

Dr Barton you never disappoint you delve into these historical sights with acute precision and deep insight. You are the master historian!

[@allanbarton]

Thank you very much! It's a privilege to be able to share such treasures.

[@nadiabrook7871]

What a GORGEOUS church located in a BEAUTIFUL place!! It's like a winter wonderland!! XXXX ❤💗👍

[@allanbarton]

It is a magical place and the winter light and snow made it like a fairytale! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@MrJerryleyva]

Thank you for bringing us along on your church tours. They are some of my favorite videos on your site. I was surprised not to see any monuments or tombs within this church, wonderful as it is, but what a beautiful place. Peace and love to you and yours.

[@TuckerSP2011]

That was lovely. I enjoyed seeing the columns with the heads. I wonder if they were prominent citizens at the time of carving. Also the modern touches in the beautiful stained glass windows such as the modern couple and the boys with bicycles.

[@conemadam]

Absolutely extraordinary!!!! I got the chills given how ancient and beautiful it is!

[@stepps511]

What a treasure! Thank you, Allan, for bringing us along with you as you visit this historic, sacred site.

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@violetdreams1799]

the white screen is perfect..it gives the Church a comfortable, inviting feeling..it comes through in the video very well! lovely.. thank you for the tour Allan!

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@marthavanbeek-putters]

Beautiful church in and outsider! Thank you for letting us see this. Martha

[@allanbarton]

One of my favourite churches! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@lenac7352]

So lovely to see and experience vicariously. What an incredible landscape and church. Thank you for the wonderful camera work and sharing your knowledge with us.

[@allanbarton]

It's a privilege to share such treasures! So glad you're enjoying my videos.

[@patrickharris5903]

Splendid isolation. Stunning interior . Beautifully presented. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure Patrick - I never tire of this particular place. I have known it since boyhood and return again and again.

[@donnaorton9547]

I love the east window with the warm light coming in. Beautiful stained glass.

[@gonefishing167]

Just wonderful, thank you so much. So much history and still it stands, a testament to time. Wonderful 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺

[@allanbarton]

Thank you too!

[@stuartfisher8419]

Oh Alan, this to me is without a shadow of a doubt the most beautiful church I’ve ever seen. Thank goodness for your work. ❤ ps The coloured figures look exquisite against the white background. I would love to do a watercolour of this.

[@allanbarton]

One of the best churches in the land! An artist's dream in the frosty December light too. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@jilltagmorris]

Another great episode! Thank you

[@allanbarton]

Thanks Jill - it was such a beautiful day to be there.

[@Bard_Land]

What a beautiful church, and a very interesting tour. Thank you.

[@allanbarton]

It is, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching.

[@annlindsaywright3169]

Look at that wonderful crenellated wall with the windows. Stunning.❤❤❤

[@amymahers2957]

Gloriously beautiful. You outdo yourself each video. Very much appreciated. ☺️

[@allanbarton]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@ljbasgall]

Stunning. Thank you!

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure!

[@peterkrauss6962]

Another world thank you

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikki3961]

Hauntingly beautiful, however, I felt sad for those Souls buried there and abandoned in the churchyard.

[@eddieharris6004]

Reminded me of David Leans black and white 1946 film "Great Expectations", where Pip encounters Magwitch.....

[@pixieb8952]

Thank you for all your hard work these videos are fascinating such beautiful old churches the history and architecture is stunning we are blessed to be able to walk within and feel like we have slipped back in time .l look forward to your videos and really appreciate the way you narrate them and the attention to detail which leaves me feeling l have visited myself without missing a thing .p.s the outside of the church with the views behind those stately trees and the sparkling frosty churchyard was breath taking all the best to you keep up the good work ⛪⛪🌿🌿🌿❄️❄️

[@allanbarton]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you're enjoying my channel 😊

[@will2Collett]

The outsde looks enormous, when inside it looks small . . . like a chapel. The building on the right side looks like an addition.. . . why is that, am I missing something???

[@annlindsaywright3169]

How absolutely beautiful.

[@allanbarton]

One of my very favourite churches!

[@paulomalley1147]

I was there on Sunday. Loving the Lincolnshire content.

[@allanbarton]

I never get bored of this spot. We are so blessed to have the Wolds, so unspoilt.

[@JR15491]

How beautiful! I would love to see that font.

[@chocothemagnificent1019]

Another hidden gem hiding in plain sight! Thank you

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, thanks for watching 😊

[@trishbresolin8212]

Absolutely beautiful

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Marvelous. I love the little carved heads! Thank you for sharing with us. 😀😀😀😀😀

[@allanbarton]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@Jennifer-qo4kz]

So very interesting seeing church’s like that. Thank you.

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@chrisfinlay3274]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@allanbarton]

It is a stunning place, made even more beautiful by the light covering of snow.

[@poacherdx2466]

Lived in Mkt Rasen as a child/ teenager and used to bike to this church nearly every weekend (once i was allowed out of the street). Very peaceful place ❤️.

[@tracycc123]

What a beautiful church! Thank you for another great video!!

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@jennyhunter9346]

Your commentary transports me to that era .

[@allanbarton]

Praise indeed, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@lievenmoelants]

What a wonderfull place!

[@dianadeedy1025]

Just viewing this: thank you! I would love to see such a church restored to its style from the 12th century.

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@lisad476]

Beautiful

[@anniec6420]

beautiful...thank you once again for your videos

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure 😊

[@williamboot9307]

Temple Moore I think did a good job. Love the Ramblers window. Thank you once again.

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure!

[@lysem4392]

As usual, so interesting and instructive. Without the commentary I would miss so much if I were to visit this church. As a Canadian, I am constantly astonished by the age of so many of the buildings in these videos. The only thing we have to compare here is l'Anse-aux-Meadows, the barest vestiges of a Viking settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. Then pretty much nothing until the seventeenth century, and not much of that either. Also as a Canadian, I am much, much less fond of December: this is the entry into five months of frigid winter, including endless hours of shoveling snow (two metres of it annually on average here in Montreal). I love the month of May!

[@pixbychris3182]

What a delightful church and what a view from it, made all the more splendid by the frost ..thank you for showing us it.

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, thanks for watching 😊

[@kathywolfe6606]

Beautiful church. Great filming and dialog.

[@allanbarton]

It really is a gem of a church. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Victorianification]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos, I have always enjoyed visiting churches as a bell ringer but through your videos I am am now seeing the detail as never before. I have just subscribed to The Antiquary Magazine and am looking forward to following your progress.

[@allanbarton]

Glad to bring a different angle and added depth to your church visits! I do hope you enjoy the Antiquary too.

[@eric1012wi]

Thank you for letting me peak in all the way from McHenry, Illinois in the U.S.. Keep up your extraordinary work!

[@allanbarton]

Much obliged! Thanks for watching.

[@tomw5907]

Love these videos. Informative, entertaining, we are transported there with you

[@allanbarton]

My pleasure, I'm glad you're enjoying my channel! Thanks for watching.

[@puppy1584]

This was so interesting. Thank you

[@allanbarton]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@David.M.]

Another great video, thanks Allen

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!

[@FarmgirlinColorado]

Stunning. I especially love the different Capitals, I noticed them before you mentioned it. I wonder who the little faces are?❤

[@Everything_Lincolnshire]

did that church in one of my videos by drone, lovely little spot

[@The3Kosmos3]

The ramblers' window - this must be unique.

[@GlenSpurrell]

Greetings from Canada. Another beautiful church and tour, Allan. Thank you so much. With all the wonderful stonework though the font was not obvious. And idea why?

[@annlindsaywright3169]

Those beautiful faces at the bottom of the capital.

[@alexandermenzies9954]

It's a 12,000 mile journey to Walesby and now I realise how close it is to Binbrook and Market Rasen, both places I know well as I explored the last dwellings of my close relative on RAAF 460 Squadron (EE138) (Brookenby). The December light is really wonderful so a 5th visit must include All Saints.

[@bessofhardwick9311]

So glad I found your channel; it's so interesting. Thanks for making and uploading these videos. (BTW, I heard you say in another video that you read history at UCL, in which case we may have studied very close by each other, as I was in the Med. Arch. department next door to the history dept. at UCL in the late 80s. In the terrace overlooking the Inst. of Arch.)

[@TT-zd6nr]

A locked chancel. Clearly the Rector was protecting his/her responsibilities.

[@allanbarton]

It seems a sensible precaution here - it is very isolated. The church is open everyday thankfully, in fact I'm not sure it is ever locked.

[@dalecaldwell]

I always enjoy your videos, but I find this church to be one of the most beautiful ones you have visited. The restoration helps, unike in so many chuches.

[@allanbarton]

One of my favourite churches for sure! Glad you're enjoying my videos.

[@peterdalyy3542]

I feel I don't why but the white screen looks out of place to me wonderful video I can't wait for more ,as I live abroad its lovely to see England as it should be thanks

[@allanbarton]

Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching 😊

[@jacksimper5725]

Thanks so much , Have there been no aerial surveys around this church to find the "lost" settlement ?

[@allanbarton]

Yes there are aerial photos and the earthworks can be seen in the surrounding fields. Lincolnshire is full of deserted medieval villages like this.

[@doctorgoodguy1]

Beautiful! What tune were the bells playing?

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Thank you Alan, that was a wonderful visit. Loved the carved figure heads. Do you think they were the stone masons or are they just made up. I'm not sure about the white paintwork, think natural wood would have looked better. Is there any particular reason for painting it white? Thank you again.

[@michealgillman7418]

What a stunning church and such a beautiful time of the year to view it. Do they still hold services there? Regards Mick

[@allanbarton]

Not very often, there is a newer church down in the village that is used regularly. They do have an annual carol service here, and the church is beloved of many people, particularly walkers.

[@therealhellkitty5388]

Forgive me but that looks like a frisbee golf wicket right near the entrance… what is that thing? Can you imagine what the place would have been like without all the ambient noise of planes and cars.

[@Matityahu755]

The Lincolnshire Wolds are on the other side of Lincoln, towards Louth. You're more into Nottinghamshire where this church is.

[@allanbarton]

Ah, there are two Walesbys - this one near Market Rasen in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds and the other in Nottinghamshire. From this hill you can see Lincoln cathedral twenty five miles to the west.

[@Matityahu755]

@@allanbarton My sincere apologies Allen, thank you for correcting me, and I'm from Lincolnshire originally, doh! 🙈

[@allanbarton]

@@Matityahu755 it is really confusing, I've been to the other Walesby, the countryside around there is lovely.

[@Matityahu755]

@@allanbarton England is full of quaint villages and they're hidden gems. I'm glad you like Lincolnshire.

[@allanbarton]

@@Matityahu755 Lincolnshire is my native county and Walesby is a place of my childhood. I first went in Walesby church when I was ten, it is still a delight each time I visit.

[@Floortile]

I watched this glorious video - noting the forlorn state of repair of the interior of the building - on the same day as I read that the Church of Woke (sorry, England) is to give £100,000 million in compensation for the involvement by the Church Commissioners’ predecessor - Queen Anne’s bounty - in the slave trade.

[@neckoil]

i was going to say 1170

[@michaelwhite8031]

I really worry about these churches, as more and more people turn their backs on God, what will happen to them !

[@allanbarton]

I have no idea Michael, it is a real problem and there doesn't seem to be a viable solution at present. About 1/4 of the churches in Lincolnshire are earmarked for closure as there is no congregation, another 1/4 are to become 'festival' churches only used maybe three or four times a year. It is dire.

[@michaelwhite8031]

Thank you for replying Allan, it's very sad. In this day and age where peace of mind is so uncommon churches are a sanctuary.

[@doctorfoster1968]

Yes. As beautiful as this video is, it made me feel desperately sad: what we are looking at here is the future of the Anglican Church. And I'm afraid it deserves it.

[@michaelwhite8031]

I would like to say you are wrong but l can't. All we can do is pray for the church.

[@eddieharris6004]

Perhaps some of the £1 million fund that is being allocated towards "Slavery Compensation" might help secure the future of such historicaly rare gems? The current Anglican church heirarchy seem not to be too concerned about losing its heritage.

[@UPTHETOWN]

Strange isn't it? I detest all religion with every fibre but I find churches fascinating