St Peter & St Clare's, Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton is one of south Warwickshire's picturesque ironstone villages and its church with the unusual dedication of St Peter & St Clare is an attractive mainly 14th century building of a rich golden brown hue. The windows are of the Decorated period for the most part and the west tower is crowned by a fairly short spire.
Within the the church has a pleasing atmosphere with the lighting surprisingly subdued considering most of the windows are plain glazed. The church was much restored in the Victorian period, and it is from this era that most of the furnishings date, though one is left with the distinct impression that the mid 19th century congregation here must have been a fairly 'low church' one as there is little in the way of figurative decoration (aside from a slightly later window in the north aisle) with the c1850 east window containing simple patterned glass. The chancel contains an old memorial is is otherwise well lit by three identical windows in a row in its south wall.
Fenny Compton church is a pleasant place to visit and is usually kept open and welcoming. This is not a church where one becomes lost in its ancient features, but is a haven of tranquility and peace for those in need of prayer and reflection.
St Peter & St Clare's, Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton is one of south Warwickshire's picturesque ironstone villages and its church with the unusual dedication of St Peter & St Clare is an attractive mainly 14th century building of a rich golden brown hue. The windows are of the Decorated period for the most part and the west tower is crowned by a fairly short spire.
Within the the church has a pleasing atmosphere with the lighting surprisingly subdued considering most of the windows are plain glazed. The church was much restored in the Victorian period, and it is from this era that most of the furnishings date, though one is left with the distinct impression that the mid 19th century congregation here must have been a fairly 'low church' one as there is little in the way of figurative decoration (aside from a slightly later window in the north aisle) with the c1850 east window containing simple patterned glass. The chancel contains an old memorial is is otherwise well lit by three identical windows in a row in its south wall.
Fenny Compton church is a pleasant place to visit and is usually kept open and welcoming. This is not a church where one becomes lost in its ancient features, but is a haven of tranquility and peace for those in need of prayer and reflection.