Churchyards Collection (#3)

St Marys Church with round stone tower Burnham Deepdale Norfolk UK
MAB-975 St Marys Church with round stone tower Burnham Deepdale Norfolk UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Celtic Cross - covered in lichens Church of St Mary Magdalene Boddington Gloucestershire UK
MAB-1294 Celtic Cross - covered in lichens Church of St Mary Magdalene Boddington Gloucestershire UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Ancient Yew Tree - predates the cristian church yard site and cliamed to be many thousands of years old - Crowhurst
SG-20275 Ancient Yew Tree - predates the cristian church yard site and cliamed to be many thousands of years old Crowhurst church yard sussex - UK Ardea London contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Stave church of Borgund with cemetry in early autumn Borgund, Laerdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
SAS-106 Stave church of Borgund - with cemetery in early autumn Borgund, Laerdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Steffen & Alexandra Sailer contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Castle Ruins from St. Marys Churchyard, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

St. Marys Parish Church at Whitby, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Anne Brontes grave, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Burford Church, Burford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Lions head ornamental fountain in city churchyard, Festival Gardens, St. Pauls Cathedral, City of London, London, England, march

Green Alga (Trentepohlia aurea) orange filamentous alga growing on old gravestone in churchyard, Culbone, Exmoor, Somerset, England, march

View of church with Daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) flowering amongst gravestones in churchyard, smallest parish church in England, Culbone Church, Culbone, Exmoor N.P. Somerset, England, march

Lichen (Caloplaca flavescens) and other lichen species, growing on old gravestone in churchyard, Stoke Pero Church, Stoke Pero, Exmoor, Somerset, England, march

View of graveyard and church with Norman round-tower, largest Norman round-tower in country, St. Marys Church, Wortham, Suffolk, England, october

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) sapling, growing beside headstones in church graveyard, St. Andrews Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Common Yew (Taxus baccata) Millenium Yew, habit, planted in churchyard, St. Georges Church, Arreton, Isle of Wight, England, june

Common Yew (Taxus baccata) close-up of trunk, in church graveyard, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Long grass and wildflowers growing amongst headstones in churchyard conservation area, St. Marys Church, Rickinghall Inferior, Suffolk, England, may

Headstones in church graveyard, with fallen leaves on grass, St. Marys Church, Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, november

Headstones in snow covered church graveyard, St. Marys Church, Bacton, Suffolk, England, november

View of graveyard and church, St. Andrews Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Memorial cross in graveyard, church with Norman round-tower, St. Marys Church, Rickinghall Inferior, Suffolk, England, may

Redundant rural church and cemetery, St. Cynhaearns Church, Ynyscynhaearn, Pentrefelin, Gwynedd, North Wales, march

View of pub and village from churchyard in evening sunlight, Chipping, Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, England, november

Ivy (Hedera helix) growing on headstone in church graveyard, St. Andrews Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Medieval church and graveyard in snow, St. Marys Church, Haughley, Suffolk, England, november

Early Medieval monastic building and graveyard, Round Tower, Glendalough Monastic Site, Wicklow Way Walking Route, Glendalough Valley, Wicklow Mountains N.P. County Wicklow, Ireland, november

Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) flowering mass, growing in churchyard habitat, Turnerspuddle, Dorset, England, march

Tomb in graveyard of 15th century late medieval church, copper clad roof with fleche, St. Edmund's Church, Southwold, Suffolk, England, october

Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) flowering mass, growing in old churchyard with lichen covered gravestone, Holwell, North Dorset, England, march

Skull carved on headstone in church graveyard, St. Andrew's Church, Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, october

Tomb of Adele Hugo, wife of famous French writer Victor Hugo, in a graveyard at Villequier, Normandy, France, Europe

Hofskirkja, turf-roofed church built in 1884, last church to be built in the old style and one of the six remaining, Hof, on the south coast of Iceland, Polar Regions

Old Yew Tree - in Sussex churchyard UK
SSG-2167 OLD YEW In Sussex churchyard, UK Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

St. Martin`s Parish Church, St. Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, Europe

Irish Yew Trees in Sussex Churchyard, UK
SG-20114 Irish Yew Trees in Sussex Churchyard UK Taxus baccata fastigiata Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

A waxcap, "the pink ballerina" in ancient turf. Old churchyard
ROG-11755 A waxcap, "the pink ballerina" in ancient turf. Old churchyard. Hygrocybe calyptriformis Found: late summer - Autumn Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display

Plants - in cemetry London, UK
PM-4849 Plants - in cemetry Chelsea, London, UK Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Christ Church dating from 1836 with its white wooden weatherboard building and graveyard in historic village, Russell, Bay of Islands, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

View from Heart of England Way footpath of Baddesley Clinton estate, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rozat village, Veliki Gospa, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, Europe

The 17th century Karuna church and cemetery on island Seurasaari, Helsinki, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Graves decorated for Easter in front of church at Kiti, Cyprus, Europe

Enniseag Church, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

13th century church of St. Andrew at Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Puellemontier, near Montier en Der, Champagne Ardennes, France, Europe

Sailors cemetery and 11th century church, Varengeville sur Mer, Haute Normandie, France, Europe

Church and graveyard, Matavera, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands, Pacific

St. Edmund King and Martyr church and graveyard, Southwold, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Churchyards are sacred spaces that hold the stories of countless lives, etched into weathered tombstones and whispered through ancient trees. In Burrishoole Abbey near Newport, County Mayo, Connacht, Republic of Ireland, Europe, time stands still as the ruins of this medieval abbey overlook a peaceful graveyard. The echoes of prayers can almost be heard in St. Cainnech Cathedral and St. Canices Cathedral with a round tower in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Europe. Traveling across the sea to Ringwood Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Hampshire, England reveals a tranquil resting place where history intertwines with nature's beauty. Further north lies St Hywyns church and graveyard on Aberdaron's Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd; here you can feel the weight of centuries as you wander among moss-covered gravestones. Journeying to Wendens Ambo in Essex brings us to St Mary the Virgin Church where time seems suspended amidst its ancient walls and hallowed grounds. All Saints Church in Ecclesall tells tales from before alterations were made in 1843 - a glimpse into an era long past. Venturing even further within Bedfordshire's Northill unveils yet another chapter written by those who came before us – their final resting place marked by solemn tombstones standing silently against the passage of time. Crossing borders to Foehr Island in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland reveals war graves that remind us of sacrifices made for freedom while Friedrichstadt holds the grave of German War Victims - both poignant reminders that peace comes at great cost. Artistic depictions also capture these sacred spaces: whether it is bodycolour on paper bringing life to East End's St Nicholas Cathedral or watercolor on paper immortalizing Hugh Brown's tombstone within the churchyard at St Johns Church; each stroke tells its own story.