St Nicholas Church and Lychgate, Remenham, Berkshire
The tiny village of Remenham lies about I mile down river from the Thameside town of Henley. It lies just a few yards from the towpath, and despite its proximity to the town is completely rural, tucked away on a narrow lane between Remenham Hill and the river.
The beautifully carved and inscribed Victorian lychgate is dedicated to the memory of Violet Constance Noble of Park Place, who died of scarlet fever, aged 14, in 1884.
I went in search of the grave of Caleb Gould, the lock keeper of nearby Hambleden lock who died in 1777 and who lies buried in the graveyard, but I couldn't find it. He died aged 91, and his epitaph on his gravestone reads;
'This world's a jest, and all things show it;
I thought so once, but now I know it'.
Old Caleb baked bread and sold it to the Thames bargemen and remains of the old bread ovens were discovered in 1975.
(I've noticed on the map, the hybrid/satellite view seems to have been taken around the time of Henley Royal Regatta, the riverside meadows full of marquees and all the associated paraphernalia. A lively website at:
St Nicholas Church and Lychgate, Remenham, Berkshire
The tiny village of Remenham lies about I mile down river from the Thameside town of Henley. It lies just a few yards from the towpath, and despite its proximity to the town is completely rural, tucked away on a narrow lane between Remenham Hill and the river.
The beautifully carved and inscribed Victorian lychgate is dedicated to the memory of Violet Constance Noble of Park Place, who died of scarlet fever, aged 14, in 1884.
I went in search of the grave of Caleb Gould, the lock keeper of nearby Hambleden lock who died in 1777 and who lies buried in the graveyard, but I couldn't find it. He died aged 91, and his epitaph on his gravestone reads;
'This world's a jest, and all things show it;
I thought so once, but now I know it'.
Old Caleb baked bread and sold it to the Thames bargemen and remains of the old bread ovens were discovered in 1975.
(I've noticed on the map, the hybrid/satellite view seems to have been taken around the time of Henley Royal Regatta, the riverside meadows full of marquees and all the associated paraphernalia. A lively website at: