I went on a family canal holiday this summer. One of our stops was at Bradford on Avon where on a very wet and rainy day as I was searching for somewhere to buy groceries I came across this little historical and architectural gem. The Saxon Church of St Laurence.

There was something about this ancient building I found quite moving. A sense of calm and a connection with England’s past. How many generations of children had been baptised in that stone font I wondered.

The building’s Wikipedia entry is here: St Laurence’s Church, Bradford-on-Avon