tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post3698719213905685607..comments2023-12-12T08:25:29.570+00:00Comments on Vintage Postcards: Sepia Saturday 57 - the Recycling of Stoke Poges Church Spiredakotaboohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-64489499514012803002011-05-26T08:15:52.783+01:002011-05-26T08:15:52.783+01:00I really like the gateway entrance.The gateway is ...I really like the gateway entrance.The gateway is too much attractive.<br /><a href="http://www.plasticcardmonster.com" rel="nofollow">Plastic Card</a>Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171699516302880802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-89255443201594270812011-01-19T08:37:36.971+00:002011-01-19T08:37:36.971+00:00as the saying goes, "waste not, want not"...as the saying goes, "waste not, want not". nice to see they preserved the main building, and made good use of the spire.<br />:)~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-44580784443489895632011-01-19T00:42:57.433+00:002011-01-19T00:42:57.433+00:00Sometimes the foundations were not as good as the ...Sometimes the foundations were not as good as the one that the main building had and it would lean in on them and endanger the walls of them main structure. A local church a few block away recently put up a solid bell tower and it had to come down for that very reason.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-65890788143106433012011-01-18T05:37:45.558+00:002011-01-18T05:37:45.558+00:00Lovely church but a shame it could take the weight...Lovely church but a shame it could take the weight of the spire however the lych gate is a beautiful structure.Marilyn & Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-87673732708958648812011-01-17T23:15:06.547+00:002011-01-17T23:15:06.547+00:00At least they made use of the spire (and beautiful...At least they made use of the spire (and beautifully). Did you read "Ticklebear's" post?<br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-52365075151266043422011-01-16T00:08:00.180+00:002011-01-16T00:08:00.180+00:00How interesting. This is the real joy of many of s...How interesting. This is the real joy of many of such old postcards isn't it : they send you off in search of things you never knew existed. What started as a simple greetings card becomes a prompt for historical research : which is another fine example of recycling.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-6220626091724860812011-01-15T22:42:33.343+00:002011-01-15T22:42:33.343+00:00The gateway is beautiful but don't you think t...The gateway is beautiful but don't you think the church looks "less" than it would with a spire? Thanks for the link at Wikipedia. I hadn't thought to look up its purpose. Very interesting.<br><br />Your postcard collection must be very extensive for you to have photos of both the church and the gate.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-32323830194344977192011-01-15T18:38:34.914+00:002011-01-15T18:38:34.914+00:00I really like the gateway entrance...how cool! Ver...I really like the gateway entrance...how cool! Very nice addition, thanks!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-34186094758744104502011-01-15T14:19:27.767+00:002011-01-15T14:19:27.767+00:00@Bob - it's actually "lych" rather t...@Bob - it's actually "lych" rather than "lynch" ;-)<br /><br />Wikipedia has loads of info at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychgate" rel="nofollow"> Lychgate</a>dakotaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410643854313079157.post-56082197135378541312011-01-15T13:35:09.360+00:002011-01-15T13:35:09.360+00:00I like that lynch gate. Does anyone know why they ...I like that lynch gate. Does anyone know why they are called lynch gates?Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com