St. Lawrence, Great Waldingfield
One of the many hundred parish churches that are the glory of Suffolk, St. Lawrence, Gt. Waldingfield is located between Sudbury and Lavenham.
My story here was that I had just completed the purchase of my London apartment (which became home for the next 33 years) and it had been a very protracted and exhausting process. I needed some instant gratification to vent off months of stress, so I hired a car for the Saturday (a red Ford Fiesta, I remember) and escaped to the tranquil Essex and Suffolk countryside for a bit of church-bashing. Armed with an AA Road Atlas and the Shell County Guide for Suffolk, I set off on my quest - a beautiful day as winter transitioned into spring, with a very soft light.
I have just unearthed some of my pix from that very fulfilling day, but I could not recall the identity of this church. I was rescued by Simon Knott, creator of the marvellous Suffolk Churches website (www.suffolkchurches.co.uk). Simon promptly answered my email appeal for help. He has posted many of his East Anglian church photos on Flickr - I commend his photostream too.
March 1983
Yashica FR-1 camera
Agfa CT18 film.
St. Lawrence, Great Waldingfield
One of the many hundred parish churches that are the glory of Suffolk, St. Lawrence, Gt. Waldingfield is located between Sudbury and Lavenham.
My story here was that I had just completed the purchase of my London apartment (which became home for the next 33 years) and it had been a very protracted and exhausting process. I needed some instant gratification to vent off months of stress, so I hired a car for the Saturday (a red Ford Fiesta, I remember) and escaped to the tranquil Essex and Suffolk countryside for a bit of church-bashing. Armed with an AA Road Atlas and the Shell County Guide for Suffolk, I set off on my quest - a beautiful day as winter transitioned into spring, with a very soft light.
I have just unearthed some of my pix from that very fulfilling day, but I could not recall the identity of this church. I was rescued by Simon Knott, creator of the marvellous Suffolk Churches website (www.suffolkchurches.co.uk). Simon promptly answered my email appeal for help. He has posted many of his East Anglian church photos on Flickr - I commend his photostream too.
March 1983
Yashica FR-1 camera
Agfa CT18 film.