John Vigar
@johnevigar.bsky.social
Ecclesiastical Historian. Arts Society Accredited Lecturer. Author of 16 books. Trustee of Friends of Friendless Churches and Francis Coales Charitable Foundation. Member of the Advisory Council of the Norfolk Churches Trust. Unashamedly woke. 🏳️🌈
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In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
Amberley, West Sussex. Window designed by Robert Anning Bell.
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Amberley, West Sussex. Window designed by Robert Anning Bell.
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Sir John’s Folly
A new work in response to the forgotten architecture of a failed plan, hidden in the undergrowth of Arlington. A place that has beguiled me ever since I’ve lived here.
#architecture #art #place
A new work in response to the forgotten architecture of a failed plan, hidden in the undergrowth of Arlington. A place that has beguiled me ever since I’ve lived here.
#architecture #art #place
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sir John’s Folly
A new work in response to the forgotten architecture of a failed plan, hidden in the undergrowth of Arlington. A place that has beguiled me ever since I’ve lived here.
#architecture #art #place
A new work in response to the forgotten architecture of a failed plan, hidden in the undergrowth of Arlington. A place that has beguiled me ever since I’ve lived here.
#architecture #art #place
Pretty in pink. Wall monument at Helions Bumpstead Church, Essex.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Pretty in pink. Wall monument at Helions Bumpstead Church, Essex.
Altar designed by Martin Travers at Godmanchester Church, Huntingdon. Travers is buried in the churchyard. #woodensday
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Altar designed by Martin Travers at Godmanchester Church, Huntingdon. Travers is buried in the churchyard. #woodensday
My view this morning. Fittie Village, Aberdeen.
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My view this morning. Fittie Village, Aberdeen.
Rood screen by Comper at the former St Margaret’s Church, Braemar, Scotland
November 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Rood screen by Comper at the former St Margaret’s Church, Braemar, Scotland
Pendant by Phoebe Traquair displayed in Aberdeen Art Gallery
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Pendant by Phoebe Traquair displayed in Aberdeen Art Gallery
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This Maintenance Week we thought we’d highlight the reality of maintaining historic churches.
Although thought to be a less glamorous aspect of our work, maintenance requires great skills and expertise.
Although thought to be a less glamorous aspect of our work, maintenance requires great skills and expertise.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This Maintenance Week we thought we’d highlight the reality of maintaining historic churches.
Although thought to be a less glamorous aspect of our work, maintenance requires great skills and expertise.
Although thought to be a less glamorous aspect of our work, maintenance requires great skills and expertise.
Time Flies. Mind your business. Click on Furneux Pelham Church, Hertfordshire.
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Time Flies. Mind your business. Click on Furneux Pelham Church, Hertfordshire.
Ugborough Church, Devon. Medieval roof boss depicting a blacksmith #woodensday
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Ugborough Church, Devon. Medieval roof boss depicting a blacksmith #woodensday
The Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair. Opened in 1731 and beautified by Comper in 1912.
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair. Opened in 1731 and beautified by Comper in 1912.
Former church of St Mark, North Audley Street, London. Now the MM Foodhall. Spectacular conversion which has saved the building the interior is mainly Arthur Blomfield 1878
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Former church of St Mark, North Audley Street, London. Now the MM Foodhall. Spectacular conversion which has saved the building the interior is mainly Arthur Blomfield 1878
Fourteenth century foliate head at Crick Church, Northamptonshire
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Fourteenth century foliate head at Crick Church, Northamptonshire
All Saints Church, Northampton 1680.
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
All Saints Church, Northampton 1680.
I love this lion’s tail on the Feilding monument carved by Garrat Hollemans (1580) at Monks Kirby, Warwickshire.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I love this lion’s tail on the Feilding monument carved by Garrat Hollemans (1580) at Monks Kirby, Warwickshire.
Redbourne Church, Lincolnshire contains amateur artwork by the Revd A.R. Tremearne, an eccentric clergyman.
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Redbourne Church, Lincolnshire contains amateur artwork by the Revd A.R. Tremearne, an eccentric clergyman.
Stamford, Lincolnshire,St Mary
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Stamford, Lincolnshire,St Mary
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Exciting news…my online shop, selling some of my landscape photos, is now open! 😀
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
www.etsy.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Exciting news…my online shop, selling some of my landscape photos, is now open! 😀
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Please do have a look to see if anything takes your fancy and also let me know if there are any teething issues, as it’s all new to me.
N.B. All prints come unframed
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...
Medieval rood screen and surviving rood loft at Bettws Newydd church near Abergavenny. #woodensday
November 5, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Medieval rood screen and surviving rood loft at Bettws Newydd church near Abergavenny. #woodensday
Stamford, Lincolnshire, St Mary
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Stamford, Lincolnshire, St Mary
The Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden used to be the railway station. Most crowned heads passed through on their way to take the waters.
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden used to be the railway station. Most crowned heads passed through on their way to take the waters.
Medieval painted roof at Long Melford Church, Suffolk
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Medieval painted roof at Long Melford Church, Suffolk
Wodewose in the Spitalkirche, Baden-Baden
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Wodewose in the Spitalkirche, Baden-Baden
HARTFIELD, East Sussex. Tending the sick. Millennium window by Lawrence and Co
October 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM
HARTFIELD, East Sussex. Tending the sick. Millennium window by Lawrence and Co