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Some South of England Antiquities

From Lyme Regis to Winchester Cathedral

St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Facing the altar in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Looking toward the font in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England. Above is the spectacular 15th century roof.
15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England. The statues are the apostles
15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Saint on the 15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
15th century roof, St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Cardinal Thomas Morton, who is said to have donated the roof for St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Tuberville family tombs in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis. The Tubervilles were the basis of the D'Urbervilles in Thomas Hardy's Tess, and a key scene was set in this place
Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis
Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis
Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis
Another Tuberville family tomb in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, with the Tuberville window behind it. The plaque on the right is dated 1559
St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
850-year-old font in St. John the Baptist Church, Bere Regis, England
Corft Castle, Dorset, England
View of Corfe Castle through the entrance arch
Corfe Castle
View of Corfe Castle grounds
View of the grounds and village from Corfe Castle
The countryside, from Corfe Castle
Entrance towers, Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle walls
Collapsed walls and nearby church tower, Corfe Castle
Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon
Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon
Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon
Woolbridge Manor on the River Frome, Dorset. This is the house where Tess and Angel went to honeymoon
Notice on the bridge at Woolbridge, Dorset
The pet cemetery at Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's house
The pet cemetery at Max Gate, Thomas Hardy's house
Thatched-roof house in Lyme Regis, detail
Old building, Lyme Regis
Sundial on old building in Lyme Regis
The Cobb, Lyme Regis
Cobb's end, Lyme Regis
Granny's Teeth, the steps on the Cobb that figure in Jane Austen's Persuasion
The Cerne Abbas giant
WInchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral. The window was reassembled in the 17th century from fragments of medieval windows smashed in the Civil War
WInchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
The choir, WInchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Jane Austen's tomb, Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Memorial panel and graffiti, Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
Edward Bourne-Jones window at Winchester Cathedral
12th century wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral, uncovered in the 1960s
12th century wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral, uncovered in the 1960s
12th century wall paintings in Winchester Cathedral, uncovered in the 1960s
16th century chantry chapel for Bishop Fox, WInchester Cathedral. This is where monks would chant for the late bishop's soul.
Winchester Cathedral, the back

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