St Thomas Becket church, Fairfield, Kent. Until the early 20th century the church was only accessible by boat. It was extensively renovated in 1912-13 having fallen into disrepair.

The monument to Jane & William Ashburnham, Ashburnham, Sussex. 1675 by John Bushnell. William kneels at the feet of his dying wife, his hands held out in a gesture of despair & helplessness. A flying putto crowns her. I'm currently studying Bushnell with a view to creating a comprehensive biography.

Adam and Eve. 14th century stained glass at St Michael the Archangel, Halam, Nottinghamshire. Adam delves and Eve spins.

The bench-ends at East Quantoxhead, Somerset. @thehistorymouse.bsky.social

A cat which has caught a rat. The foot rest on the monument to a civilian (c.1390) at Old Cleeve, Somerset.

The east window of St Mary's, Longworth (Berkshire), designed by Heywood Sumner and made by James Powell and Sons. 1899.

Dead and Alive. The monument to Alice, Duchess of Suffolk (d.1475) at Ewelme, Oxon. She was granddaughter of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. On the top she is shown as in life & inside the tomb as in death. Her cadaver looks up at paintings of the Annunciation & St John the Baptist.

Sutton Scarsdale Hall, Derbyshire. Built 1724-29. Dismantled in 1919. Some of its interiors are now, unfortunately, in the US.

The monument to Sir Nicholas Bacon Bt. and his wife at Redgrave, Suffolk. The effigies are by Nicholas Stone and the tomb chest by Bernard Janssen.

Dead and Alive. The monument to Alice, Duchess of Suffolk (d.1475) at Ewelme, Oxon. She was granddaughter of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. On the top she is shown as in life & inside the tomb as in death. Her cadaver looks up at paintings of the Annunciation & St John the Baptist.

Rare survival. The De La Warr chantry chapel at Boxgrove Priory, Sussex. Dated 1532. The decoration includes Samson rending the jaws of the lion.

Change / No Change. Some Shropshire churches.

The St John family polyptych, erected in 1615 in St Mary's, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire. It has two sets of doors and eleven painted panels. Though a difficult subject to photograph, this image has been recognized as one of the finest photographic records of the monument.

The enormous royal arms of 1797 over the chancel arch at St Mary, Devizes, Wiltshire. The church is in the process of being converted into a multi-use venue.

East window at All Saints, Ravenstone, Bucks. 1965 by John Hayward. I used to detest 1960s glass but recently I've come to appreciate it more. It's much maligned (The "Buildings of England" calls this one "insipid"). I now regularly record 60s glass even though it's outside my project remit.

A font and cover of 1786 made from Lithodipyra, an artificial stone, from the factory of Mrs Coade. Debden, Essex. It's a very hard-wearing material and looks like it was made in the past few years instead of 240 years ago.

A 13th century military effigy at St Peter, Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.

Stained glass of 1872 by William Morris and friends, All Saints, Madeley, Staffordshire. St Peter by Morris, St Philip & Noah by Ford Madox Brown, and Christ by Edward Burne-Jones.