St Peter's, Barton

The wrought iron entrance gates are by blacksmith Heinrich Zelinka, as I assume are many of the decorations around the church.  It has the feel of a very basic place of worship.

 

The Folly

 We walked to the Folly at Wimpole Hall and had a picnic.  There was a Red Kite above us and a Buzzard.

Cambridge Lockdown Easing

The boards are off The Anchor's windows and doors and refurbishment is under way.  The market has sprouted more barriers and 'street stewards' in blue hi-vis jackets.  Most of the voices I heard were foreign but there were some locals out and about.  

 

St Helen's, Little Eversden

A single-aisle church in a pretty little village centre, it has a style to match.  The decor is dignified, the belfry is neatly painted and there is a genuine Bevington organ.  Behind the pulpit is a small staircase, but it would need a child or small adult to climb it.  And 170 years after the infant child of the curate died, you can still feel the pain.

 

St Mary's, Great Eversden

Another single-aisle church with a big organ.  The altar is tastefully decorated but the windows are completely plain. 

 

St Michael and All Angels, Caldecote

An ordinary church with an extraordinary private garden next to it.  The transparent furniture has been on my blog before.  The daffs are seasonal.

 

Byron's Pool

Wagtails seem to love Byron's Pool.  

 

Garden Birds

Starlings and Redpolls on the feeders.

 

St Nicholas, Arrington

A single-aisle church perched up the hill from the A1198, very plain inside but with an intricately-decorated organ.  It has only 14 pedal notes, just over one octave, and a small keyboard.  Nor were there any large pipes, so I assume the instrument is of a narrow range.  

 

All Saints' Croydon cum Clopton

The church is in a bad way - the east end, built above a family vault, has moved and the floor is cracked and dangerous.  One of the south-west windows (pics 3 & 4) has also moved, and is propped up inside (pic 5).  The overflow churchyard across the road has been put to use as a conservation area for wild flowers and insects, but bees or wasps had already made a nest on a south-facing window.