Yarnton, Oxfordshire

Baroque monument to Sir Thomas Spencer (died 1684), his wife and children attributed by Mrs Esdail to John Nost. YARNTON St Bartholomew*** Spencer tombs, historical glass Most church buildings talk a dominant language. Yarnton’s is Jacobean. Most of the setting up is Norman or Early English, but over its stable tower and heat stone walls… Continue reading Yarnton, Oxfordshire

Rycote Chapel, Oxfordshire

Fantastic English Baroque reredos. Rycote Chapel near Thame. Oxfordshire, is a exceptional example of a personal spouse and children chapel in the countryside which has mercifully remained untouched for the finest element of 4 hundred yrs. Nowhere in Oxfordshire is there woodwork of this high-quality and magnificence. The chapel by itself is very simple more… Continue reading Rycote Chapel, Oxfordshire