A couple of day’s ago I wrote about the Church of Wolfrida, that sits within the Parish of Knowlton. Knowlton Church is not only Norman and ruined, but stands within a henge. The henge is believed to date between 3000 and 2000 BCE, and there are several “barrows” very close by. These days sadly there is not much to see, but when it’s very dry, as it has been recently, especially from the air, they reveal themselves. Why the Normans choose to build a church within the henge is, as far as I can tell, un-known. Most of the church was built in the 12th Century, the tower in the 15th Century, and remained in use until the 17th century, when, just like “Wolfrida”, it fell into ruin. It is thought that plague over the previous centuries reduced the population and therefore it’s congregation, this lead to disuse and decay and then finally in the 18th century the roof fell in! It’s now looked after by English Heritage.
I photographed these on the same day as my visit to Wolfrida, it’s just down the road. I used the same Hasselblad set up, and finished off the roll of Kentmere 200. I have to say I’m pleased with the 200 – the grain is fine, especially in the 120 format, and it seems to give good negatives that scan well. Obviously what I post here are reduced in size and I tend not to scan at a too high resolution anyway, I think they would make good prints. Perhaps this winter I’ll set up the enlarger again!!
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