A few weeks ago I had occasion to see the refurbished interior of St Nicholas Church in South Christchurch (Barrington). The most noticeable changes are a rebuilt chancel area that’s more accessible, new ceiling paneling, a new carpet, new windows, new chairs, and an enclosed children’s room near the back of the church. The church…

St Paul’s has a lych gate. It is located between the vicarage garden and the graveyard. It is only a very basic lych gate: it has the traditional wooden shingle roof and is incorporated into the fence, but does not really offer the shelter of a traditional lych gate. There are several more traditional lych…