St Nicholas’s church

Time Team in Uphill

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Dig Uphill

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Bits and pieces by LoisAugust 9, 2013

Was this a doorway, was it blocked up for some reason? It is on the south side of the church of St Nicholas in Uphill, the village where I live. I think the hole was for the gnomon of a sun-dial, the pointer which cast a shadow; you can see lines which would have indicated […]

Family Stories by LoisJanuary 1, 2013January 1, 2013

Sparkling new year!

We went out for a New Year’s Day walk in glorious sunshine. We took our cameras even though the sun was low in the sky and clouds were beginning to bank up. The colours in my photographs are incredible – I haven’t adjusted them in any way, and they give a good idea of what […]

Drama on Christmas Day in Uphill

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 26, 2012December 26, 2012

Bits and pieces by LoisDecember 15, 2012December 15, 2012

The old church of St Nicholas

This is the old church of St Nicholas in Uphill, it overlooks the village and the end wall you can just make out faces across the Bristol Channel to Wales. The nave has lost its roof, you may be able to make this out, and it is open to the elements. Part of the church is still […]