Help to identify photo of church please.

[tamarjay]

Hello Rootschatters! 

Hope one of you kind souls can help out with this photo of a church!
My mum found it in a box of old photographs she has, and has no idea where the church is. She has obviously kept the image for many years so it must be relevant to the family somehow and we would be ever so grateful if someone could solve the mystery.

Many thanks!
Tamar

[charlieromeo38]

Have you tried enlarging the photo?  Especially the lower left corner, there seems to be a stand/display that may indicate the name/location of the church. 

[Ruskie]

I'm afraid I can't help, but I love these ID threads and am being nosey. 

It looks like it could be any one of thousands of lovely English churches. 

Are there any clues in your family history? Perhaps it was the church where family marriages took place? What counties did your families come from? (Possibly more so your mother's family as she kept the photo).

There are headstones which may give some clues .... but I can't see a stand/display ...  and I do have my specs on. 

[Finley 1]

I noted the areas you are searching, and decided to browse on google for churches images ..
and came up with this link for lincolnshire, it has oooooodles to look at.. for one day when  -- but as Ruskie says if you can give us a more definate search area.... then we may be able to help..
 
Xin

http://tinyurl.com/3583xtw


hope the link works ...

[Ruskie]

Great link Xin. Trouble is, all these churches look the same. Gorgeous, but the same ... 

And of course Tamar's church photo may have been taken from a different viewpoint ...

That looks like an old (Norman? Anglo Saxon?) tower with later (Victorian?) additions.

I've just started going through the images on Xin's link - it's fairly easy to eliminate those that don't match. It just takes a bit of time. 

[Finley 1]

yep I agree, are they perpendicular windows??
We studied churches at school, but that is a while back now....

xin

[Ruskie]

Well, it's none of those.

It has quite distinctive windows in the tower ...

[tamarjay]

Many thanks to you all for your interest and suggestions! 

Have tried enlarging the pic but it is too blurred and impossible to make out any lettering that would be helpful.

Another impossible task is narrowing down where it could have been taken according to family ties - my mothers side of the family is vast and hops all over England (and a bit of Scotland), not to mention a good crop of vicars thrown in amongst them all! This church could indeed be ANYWHERE!

I do love mysteries and the merry hunt they take you on, as long as you solve it...eventually!

If I do find out where it is I will be sure to let you know, and many thanks again everyone!

Tamar


P.S. Found another amazing site - 1000's of photo's of churches - for a rainy day 
http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/tour/Churches