A recent day off gave me the opportunity to do a little church hunting with my camera. I’d earmarked a little church in Caldecote which is maintained by the Friends of the Friendless Churches so I took the drove over towards the Hertfordshire town of Baldock. A little way short of where my satnav reckoned my destination was I found a church beside the narrow country lane so I parked up and headed indoors. It was only when I looked at the notices on the board inside the porch that I realised I was in the wrong church! This was St. Vincent’s when I was expecting St. Mary Magdalene.
The winter sun illuminating the building was so beautiful it seemed to waste it so I stayed a few minutes and took some photos here anyway. A bit of an unexpected bonus - two churches for the price of one!
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Once I’d finished I jumped in the car and continued the last half a mile to my intended destination. This turned out to be in the middle of a farm so I parked among the cars and tractors and picked my through the mud to the church’s north door.
The interior of St Mary Magdalene’s was rather more spartan than St. Vincent’s, but charming nonetheless. Rather impressively it had two organs - a surprise for a redundant church tucked away, so far from an obvious congregation!
The last rays of afternoon sun kissing the altar.
Photos taken 20 January 2023.