Dewsbury, Ossett & Wakefield

Back into West Yorkshire for:

Dewsnury Minster
St George's, Lupset, Wakefield
Holy Trinity, North Ossett
Holy Innocents, Thornhill & Savile Town

Sherburn, South Milford and Saxton

Just into North Yorkshire, we find:

All Saints, Saxton
All Saints, Sherburn-in-Elmet
St Mary's, South Milford

All the churches are in striking distance of the site of the Battle of Towton, a War of the Roses battle of 29 March 1461 (Palm Sunday). All Saints at Saxton has the tomb of Lord Dacre who was killed fighting for the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton. He is said to be buried in a standing position along with his horse.

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Churches in the Lincolnshire Fens

Some interesting Churches from Lincolnshire Fens are now uploaded.

Starting in Spalding, we have St Mary & St Nicholas and St Paul's, the latter being another design by Gilbert Scott (of St Pancras fame) and having an unusual detached tower.

North of Spalding is St Mary's, Pinchbeck and St Laurence's, Surfleet. St Laurence's has a distinctive and unusual tower that leans 6 feet 4½ inches (1.94 metres) out of perpendicular -



Beyond Surfleet is St Peter & St Paul's, Gosberton, St Mary the Virgin, Sutterton and St Peter & St Paul's, Algarkirk