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The Round Church Lt Maplestead

St John the Baptist, or the Round Church Lt Maplestead, was built of the foundations of an older building in AD 1335
The original building belonged to The Order of St John of Jerusalem. The Knights Hospitallers.

This Round Church is one of only two remaining in use at the present day.The Temple Church in London, which belonged to the Knights Templars, and the church at Lt Maplestead belonging to the Knights Hospitallers.

The Interior of this church was very dull, with limited light coming though the stained glass windows. But thanks to the new technology of my Canon EOS 5D Mk II, and the new Fujifilm X100S I was able to shoot these pictures. Hand held @ ISO 5000

The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014		 The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014		 The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014		 The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014		 The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014		 The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014		 The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 2014
The Round Church Lt Maplestead
The Round Church Lt Maplestead 		St John The Baptist ( The Round Church)
St John The Baptist ( The Round Church)		 Stained Glass Window
Stained Glass Window		 IMG_2966 XX.jpg
IMG_2966 XX.jpg
The Altar
The Altar 		Church Flowers & Candles
Church Flowers & Candles		 St John The Baptist
St John The Baptist 		Church Warden's Staff
Church Warden's Staff
Altar
Altar 		Flowers decorate window sills
Flowers decorate window sills 		Ceiling
Ceiling		 Ceiling detail
Ceiling detail
Bearing the Cross of St John
Bearing the Cross of St John		 The Organ
The Organ 		The Ancient Font c1080
The Ancient Font c1080		 In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory

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Will Hoskins01-Sep-2014 17:53
A superb gallery, Ken. I continue to be amazed at the low light capabilities of modern cameras. BTW there's a round church in Richmond, Vermont about 10 miles from my house. http://www.pbase.com/willinvt/image/151316861 V
hermankervel29-Aug-2014 15:45
Nice pictures
Guest 15-Feb-2011 14:57
This church is beautiful. Definitely worth a visit. In some need of repair and a collection has been started to aid refurb. We visited at Christmas and the surrounding area is also very beautiful. We live close by so will definitely be visiting again. In fact my two sisters are visiting today. We will ask them to post their comments. According to our research this church is thought by some to have belonged to the Knights Templar not the Hospitallers.
Penny Becchio. 28-Nov-2010 18:35
Just a note to let you know how much your pictures are enjoyed. I am from California and have an ancestor that was a Knight Hospitaller that was involved in the seige of Rhodes in 1525 so this churchis dear to my heart. Thank you again for sharing your work. Penny
Chris Spracklen15-Sep-2009 12:45
Magnificent gallery and a great tribute to the simple beauty of this unusual church, Ken. (V)
I look forward to dipping in again soon!
(My apologies for the recent silence ~ life's been very busy!)
Best regards, Chris
Paco López12-Sep-2009 16:28
Melancholic and beautiful gallery. V!
Patricia Kay11-Sep-2009 19:35
Beautiful gallery Ken...What a lovely Church....love the stained glass windows and ceiling...you captured it all wonderfully...BV
Rodi Almog11-Sep-2009 11:36
Nice gallery.
V.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)10-Sep-2009 09:48
Nice gallery!V
Paolo
Ali Majdfar10-Sep-2009 07:31
Stunning captures, ~V
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