A Church from Middle Earth? - A visit to St Nicholas in Freefolk in Hampshire
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2022
- #churchcrawling #medieval #churches #medievalart #architecture #monument #tolkien
Come with me on a tour of the tiny chapel of St Nicholas at Freefolk in Hampshire, England - a place name that could be straight out of one of Tolkien's mythology, Although it is a diminutive little medieval church, whitewashed on the outside, it is a building packed with lots of historical furnishings and other goodies.
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When a teenager, I had a fascination for tomb inscriptions. My Dad said we don't need to worry about the occupants, the live ones walking the streets are more worrisome! Thank you for in-depth description 🕊️ . Age 82
I had no clue about the external whitewash being the norm pre-reformation. Sad twist that whitewash transferred from the outside to the inside in English churches
Yes, they were very sensible - the Victorian fashion for bare stone is the root cause of many problems in church buildings, diseased stone, loss of pointing and issues with damp. Often church exteriors would be covered in lime roughcast, whitewashed and faux masonry lines painted on.
Thank you Allan, what a delightful little Chapel and the new information l always get when watching your videos. 👍🤗
My pleasure, this church is a particular delight.
Just a wonderful building Allan! Thanks so much for sharing your ramble with Harriet (a budding Antiquarian I hope!). The details that remain in this medieval building are a revelation of times long lost. The helmet and spur still in situ are extraordinary and enlightening concerning the importance of heraldry in life and death.
Another fascinating film from Allan. I so love to see fragments of the medieval origins of these beautiful churches. Interesting to learn they were whitewashed too. Although well meaning, the Victorians have much to answer for! Thank you so much for posting 😊
Glad you're enjoying my videos! Thanks for watching.
Lovely little chapel with such a long history. Thank you for the tour and info. As an American, it’s fascinating to see these jewels from a time past that I can barely imagine.
Glad you enjoyed it - it is a joy to share them with you.
What an adorable building!
I had no idea that Moses often had horns because of a translation error!
Yes, blame St Jerome he made the cock up.
@@allanbarton I suppose it's only right and proper that the patron of students made an error. He began a proud tradition! Haha
Also Hi Harriet! Haha
I never knew that either
@@allanbarton I remember being so confused the first time I saw the sculpture of Moses on the tomb of Pope Julius ( can’t remember what number he was) in San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. He has what I thought were 2 horns sprouting from his head. It was much later when I visited Rome with my husband and was brushing up on my facts as I was going to be his guide that I discovered that the text where horns are supposedly mentioned in the Latin Vulgate was wrongly translated from the Hebrew in the Tanach. The Hebrew word actually means
My apologies for rambling but I adore Michelangelo’s work.
@@bobbibuttons8730 When Moses descended the mountain his face emitted rays. Having being in the presence of Jehovah's power and glory. The people couldn't look upon him unless a veil covered his face. The Creator didn't describe Himself Lord rather His Unique Name, the ancient Hebrew Tetragrammaton. Isaiah 42:8. Christendom expunged the TetraG and substituted LORD. Lord is a title not a name Christendom, the Bible's false friend. 🕊️
Absolutely delightful church, and what a knowledge you have! Really great commentary, and I'm hoping that you get many more subscribers. You deserve them. Thank you for this video 🙂
Thank you very much Aileen - I am really touched that people like my content, it is just me rattling on about the things I love.
@@allanbarton And that's exactly why I'm enjoying your content so much. Th audience can actually hear the passion for your subject, rather than just dry and dusty facts. Wonderful.
As an Aussie who will probably never get to come to the UK I am so thrilled to get to see these places and have an informative personal guided tour- Thankyou
My pleasure.
Same from an American 🇺🇲
What a sweet little church!! I can picture Bilbo Baggins and crew attending services here!! It's just the right size for hobbits!!
Absolutely, I suspect the Tooks would occupy the pew at the back.
@@allanbarton Oh DEFINITELY!! I think Merry and Pippin would be told off for misbehaving in church!!🤣
So special. Thank you for covering places I will never be able to visit. I subscribe to the Antiquary, and love it.
I wasn’t prepared for his eyes to be Loki g right at us! 😂
This was very interesting thanks for sharing 👍 and congrats on the growth of your channel
Thanks so much
We were here earlier this year, on one of our walks. There are some very special churches tucked away round here, off the beaten track, where they are redundant and almost forgotten. We sometimes stumble across them in our walks. I know of a couple of others you would enjoy, but wary of posting too much info on here.
I had two days in Hampshire - so managed to get a bit in, but not as much as I would like. Do send me an email with any suggestions.
What a cute little church
It is very sweet and so interesting too.
A delightful church that is always pleasing to visit.
It was particularly atmospheric on this misty, moisty morning approached across the fields.
@@allanbarton A very lovely spot, unusually for this part of the world I’ve never been there in the rain!
This is such a delightful building. Let me know about your favourite British churches - are there any you would like me to visit and explore?
Very nice. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Allan, have only just found your channel this week thanks to your video about the royal tombs. I'm so excited to get a glimpse of all these fabulous places. If there are gardens where you go, I'd love a quick look around there as well.
The walls of this lovely church appear very thick, as I'm noticing how inset the windows are. Do you know how the worshippers would have kept warm in the days before indoor heating? I can imagine the church was the epicenter of everything. Just picturing all the glowing but nervous brides and funeral mourners that may have passed through that door.
Thanks for the tour!!
My pleasure and thanks for your lovely comment, I am glad you like the channel. The walls are immensely thick, cool in summer, and freezing in winter! There was little heating in churches before the 19th century, people simply wrapped up warm. I suppose with primarily wool layers and fur that wasn't too much problem, but houses were not as well heated as ours, so being in a cold church might not have been such a shock.
Amazing 👍 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴
Really interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@allanbarton Will visit there myself, soon!
What is a chapel of ease? It’s impressive that the helm and spurs still exist and that they haven’t been stolen or vandalized. How do you find out about these little churches? Is there a book or a website that you consult before deciding where you’ll visit next? I’ve begun to start my days with one or two of your videos. It wakes up my mind and, to quote Agatha Christie’s Belgian detective Hercules Poirot, stimulates my “little gray cells”.
Welldone on being promoted by UA-cam as a 'Creator On The Rise".
Thank you - I can't see it for some reason.
@@allanbarton I sent you a screenshot via email. Please let me know if you got it.
@@OsKaRR I did thank you!
It'd be interesting to see the crypt
There will be a burial vault or two under the church floor, particularly associated with the big monument.
Quite the little jewel!
It is an absolute stunner, I was quite excited to visit this one.
Excellent info, thank you for sharing.. 🕊 it would have been good to see steady, in focus close ups of everything.. a bit frustrating not being able to see all the details, especially of Moses..
Thanks for the comment and the tip - I'm still learning how to do all of this and have very basic equipment.
Can you tell me what is this music piece that you start your videos with? Thanks
Allan have you visited Tongue Church which is very interesting?
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I have always wondered if the monuments were carved off site and shipped in or, as my cousin maintains they were carved by itinerant craftsman from raw stone blocks in situ. Moving such weights on primitive country roads must have been a task itself. Thanks for posting.
We know quite a lot about the monument trade and they were mostly carved off-site. In the 15th and first half of the 16th century the area around Burton-on-Trent was a major centre for monument production and monuments carved in this area can be seen across the country, including as far afield as south Wales. In the late 16th and 17th century, Southwark was a major centre, where monuments could be shipped out via the Thames, either by sea or along the river inland.
Many thanks for that. You have answered something we have discussed for ages.
Hi Allan, thank you once again for a great video. It’s so good listening to the history, whilst viewing your film. Have you seen the picture of Our dearly departed Queen’s, final resting place? It’s got the inscription of her father at the top, then her mother, followed by Queen Elizabeth ll, then lastly Philip. It looks a beautiful place to finally rest in. There are many flowers around including the one on her coffin. I’m sure that the all done a while ago and the Stone Mason, would only have to put on 2022. Take Care and Have a good day! The weather is not great today here in Scotland! 🦋🏴🦋🇬🇧🦋🇺🇸🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹
@@Gwenpool_Rocks thank you, glad you enjoyed the video. Yes, I have seen it - how simple and beautiful it is. Watch this space for a video in preparation on the chapel and what influenced the design, a lot of it is a nod to history.
@@allanbarton One thing that perplexed me somewhat, why was Princess Margaret’s name not on it? She must be laid to rest elsewhere.
Hello again from USA, question do you mail your magazines to the US?
I do, I offer international postage and an international subscription that covers delivery to
the USA.
Middle Earth! Yes!!!!
A building not of the trans-formative Middle Earth, but bearing witness of equally deep transformation, with the replacement of the images and emblems of saints with those of monarchy
Indeed, I will have a video in the next week or so about just that subject - how holy images are replaced with the secular.
@@allanbarton looking forward to it. I am a specialist in 16th century political imagery
I would gladly subscribe to you on Patreon, if you opened an account (I don’t want to open a second, ‘Coffee’, one myself). Thank you for a delightful and informative channel.
Thank you very much, I will think about doing that and seeing how I can add some value to patrons.
From my point of view, you would not need to ‘add some value’ - I’d be happy to subscribe simply as your videos are so enjoyable and I’d hate you to stop. I do subscribe on Patreon to a Dr Who channel (!) my godson runs, and all he gives his patrons is an occasional early release.
@@Floortile thank you for this, that is helpful and reassuring - I will certainly give it a go.
I would just tell my kids the rood screen is a place where we lock up rude children.
Sacramental whitewash. The irony has this catholic lost for words:)
Sacrificial in this case, but I quite like the idea of a sacramental whitewash - that is the English Reformation summed up!