Church
Tucked away in Aberdeenshire, St Mary’s Chapel at Rattray is thought to date back to around 1214. Its weathered stone walls stand as a reminder of centuries of local history.
This shoot continues my project of documenting Scotland’s historic churches, using simple photography to record places that hold centuries of community history.
The spire of Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church dominates the skyline of the Angus town. Built in the late 18th century, with its steeple added in 1834, it remains one of the defining features of Montrose High Street.
Photographed from the air, the drone perspective shows the church in its urban setting, highlighting both the height of the spire and the layout of the town around it.
This work adds to my series on churches, using drone photography to show how historic buildings shape and define modern townscapes.
Craig Parish Church stands alone in the countryside, built in 1799 and now converted into a residence, yet still holding architectural character. Flying my drone here aimed to capture its Gothic Revival form, the tower, nave, and surrounding grounds under sky and light.
Designed by Richard Crichton, associate of Robert Adam, this church was one of the earliest examples of the Gothic Revival in Scotland. Its aisled nave and west tower overlook Montrose Basin, and though it’s no longer used for worship, its stonework, proportions, and grounds retain much of its original dignity. The photos show textures in weathered stone, window tracery, rooflines against sky, and its setting in small, quiet grounds. Light plays across the façade — shadows in window recesses, the tower’s silhouette against open air, and the contrast between ancient masonry and the modern skies overhead.
Good morning,
Today I’d like to share some photos of St Vigeans Church.
This Church of Scotland parish church serves the parish of the ancient village of St Vigeans on the outskirts of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. The church was rebuilt in the 12th century but not consecrated until 1242 by David de Bernham, Bishop of St Andrews
These images are another edition to my church project where I am enjoying shooting different churches.
Do you have an ongoing project? I would love to see it.
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Thanks,
Lee
Good morning,
Here is a photo following on from my personal project of photographing Church’s.
Although officially Fairhaven United Reformed Church, this church is known locally as The White Church.
The story of the White Church begins at a meeting of the congregation of Lytham Congregational Church in 1899 with the suggestion that there should be a new church in Fairhaven on the estuary of the Ribble on land leased by the Clifton family of Lytham Hall. A month after the proposal was made they received great encouragement for their vision. The Congregational Union of England and Wales had commenced a fund to raise half a million guineas for church extension… ‘in view of the rapid increase in population’.
Now there was no stopping them and with scarcely a setback they began raising the money that would be required to build the new church, a church which they all agreed should be a distinctive architectural feature in the district (and it is!).
Four firms were chosen to submit designs. The successful architects were Briggs, Wolstenholme and Thornley of Blackburn who won with a design that imitated some of the features of Byzantine architecture (on the outside that is). When the church was opened on October 17, 1912, eight years after the opening of the new church hall on May 4 1904, their vision was realised.
Thanks
Lee
Hello, I hope that you are well.
Today I would like to share some images taken of the Parish Church of St Annes.
The Above image was lit by attaching LumeCube lights to a drone and flown close by to illuminate different areas. Multiple exposures were taken and then blended in photoshop.
The church is from which the town took its name. It is part of the Church of England and in the Diocese of Blackburn.
History
The building of St Annes Church was commissioned by Lady Clifton in the early 1870s and named in memory of her aunt who was called Anne. It was built as a chapel of ease to the then parish church of St Cuthbert in Lytham to benefit the farm labourers and fishermen of the hamlet of Heyhouses, who had difficulty in getting to church on a Sunday morning. It was several miles walk
Hello,
This is the Lecropt Kirk Parish, Church of Scotland 🏴.
What an Amazing building, and interesting contrast between the old and modern.
It was built in 1825 now with the M9 adjacent.
Bonus random fact for you, the founder of the special air service (SAS) Major David Stirling was from Lecropt.
Have a great weekend
Lee
I spent Christmas at work on an oil rig,
I was down in the south of England for New Year with family and loved ones.
As you are all aware the weather has been awful of late.
We got it hard in the North Sea over Christmas, I was itching to get home and have a play in the snow with the camera before it all melted.
Well, my luck was in, i’m now in Dunstable and the heavens are open, I set out to get some pictures of the snow.
The sky was dark and not looking good, I took a few shots of the people who were wrapped up warm braving the cold.
Whilst on the retreat back to the house...
feeling a bit disappointed, as there wasn't much that could be taken. I see the sky start to clear.
Oh yes, happy days....
I take my time to see what will unfold before my eyes. Some stunning colours started to come out.
I took a few snapshots of the cold and grey. My favourite piece of the weather is the cemetery scene.
