Im not sure what the building was before it was turned into a church..i cant imagine that it has always been a chuch especially because its surrouned by so many houses..although saying that St Pauls' Church is just down the road.
On the way back past..i stopped to take this shot. I was stood across the road from the church and used my wide angle 17.5-45mm to take the shot. I had to wait til there was no cars as the road runs right in front and i was getting a couple of funny looks..but thats normal now as i walk around with my camera and a tripod sticking out of my bag 24/7.
I walked down past the river where i normally walk my dog and cut up this lane. Ive walked up this lane many times in my life..when i was young i used to walk up here with my friends and then duck under or jump over a fence on the right
side...just past the bend...into an orchard owned by Bulmers Cider Company who make Strongbow and other ciders. We used to walk through the orchards,picking the apples and playing stupid games...we could spend hours in there doing nothing at all. Further up the lane of the left side theres a field that backs onto some houses where they have a kids playground and basketball court where i used to play 2 on 2 with my bestmates. And,right at the top of the lane there are more fields that belong to a local farmer..we used to play hide & seek in his crop fields..ducking in and out of corn and hay growing in them...where we used to make rope swings and tie them to the big oaks.
When i was a kid living in this little town was soo exciting. It didnt matter that it was in the middle of the countryside..that instead of giant shopping centers and motorway links we had farms and villages. I got to play outside all the time..go fishing with my big brother down the river and make up endless games in big open fields. Now that im older..living in this little town isnt as exciting as it used to be. The jobs are limited and the houses are expensive. There arent the opportunities here that there are in other places..in bigger places. As much as i love this town and walking around memembering all the good fun times..i long for the day when i can leave again..when finally my adult life becomes more important than my childhood!
side...just past the bend...into an orchard owned by Bulmers Cider Company who make Strongbow and other ciders. We used to walk through the orchards,picking the apples and playing stupid games...we could spend hours in there doing nothing at all. Further up the lane of the left side theres a field that backs onto some houses where they have a kids playground and basketball court where i used to play 2 on 2 with my bestmates. And,right at the top of the lane there are more fields that belong to a local farmer..we used to play hide & seek in his crop fields..ducking in and out of corn and hay growing in them...where we used to make rope swings and tie them to the big oaks.When i was a kid living in this little town was soo exciting. It didnt matter that it was in the middle of the countryside..that instead of giant shopping centers and motorway links we had farms and villages. I got to play outside all the time..go fishing with my big brother down the river and make up endless games in big open fields. Now that im older..living in this little town isnt as exciting as it used to be. The jobs are limited and the houses are expensive. There arent the opportunities here that there are in other places..in bigger places. As much as i love this town and walking around memembering all the good fun times..i long for the day when i can leave again..when finally my adult life becomes more important than my childhood!
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