A Crook Peak Hike, Part V ,'Beautiful 11th Century Loxton Church' by Sheila
Channel: semw52
Date: 23/05/2023

Another visit, always welcoming, always open.Such beautiful kneeling cushions and what gorgeous new battery operated candles---The  pulpit carved out of a whole stone--amazing masonry skills.This 11th c..church has experience over centuries of people coming and going--baptisms, weddings, burials, world events----It portrays a permanence--reassuring....especially as buildings  in the 21st c. also come and go And  within One's life time as well--history of lives erased, bull-dozed and even graves removed-records lost...but here at the church and in the village so much talks of those centuries with Crook Peak a witness and companion--no noisy M5 60 years ago just peaceful pastures and no speeding the Time away but a slow steadiness as the bells tolled...One day the M5 could return as a track again and quietness restored but the church will still be here watching....and Nature.......