Interior of Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York

258 - I included a shot of the exterior of this church just over a week ago - http://365project.org/if1/365/2012-11-10, so here to complement that is a shot of part of the interior.

The building is constructed of limestone, and here we are looking through one of the arches, where the pulpit is visible. In the foreground are the box pews, the only ones to survive in a York church. To the left is one of the candle holders. The church will soon be holding a candlelit carol service.

The church is no longer used for regular services, but is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, a charity dedicated to maintaining some of the finest old disused churches in England.

[Bob]

Nice shot of the interior of this church. It is great that these older buildings are kept intact for the current and future generations.

[Paul Godfrey]

Very nicely done

[Sarah Bremner]

Lovely.............and I clicked back to the earlier one and it is a gem indeed!

[Debra Hall]

lovely Ian :)

[ladyjane]

Love the texture of the old stone - so glad this is being preserved!

[Pyrrhula]

You`ve capture a lovely part of this old and beautiful church. Love the architecture and the textures. Well done .

[Lizzy Bean]

this is wonderful, Ian.

[Tara]

Thanks for the link, this is wonderful.

[bruni]

I haven't heard of or seen box pews before..it for sure gives a family a bit of privacy..now that being said let me tell you that the architecture of this fabulous old church looks great...glad to hear it is being kept up well and in the Trust of the Churches Conservation.

[Bobbyj]

love all the info, and such a wonderful shot

[bkb in the city]

I love these old churches. They really do have such character to them

[Marie]

Wow. Love the roughness to the interior!

[Livia]

A beautiful interior shot. Love the stone textures. 8)

[Ian Fisher]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob, it is a fascinating church to spend time exploring.

[Ian Fisher]

@godders

Thank you Paul, glad you like it.

[Ian Fisher]

@sarah19

Thank you Sarah - it's such a lovely building, so quiet and peaceful, and yet only a few yards from a bustling shopping street.

[Ian Fisher]

@doodlerdeb

Thank you Debra, glad you like it

[Ian Fisher]

@ladyjane

Thank you Ladyjane, the limestone makes such beautiful buildings

[Ian Fisher]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Pyrrhula, it is a lovely building.

[Ian Fisher]

@lizzybean

Thank you Lizzy, glad you like it

[Ian Fisher]

@tara11

Thank you Tara, it is a fascinating old building

[Ian Fisher]

@bruni

Thank you Bruni. The box pews were once a common feature in UK churches. The boxes could be paid for, so the wealthy would pay for a box close to the front, while those with less money would find themselves somewhere well back.

[Ian Fisher]

@bobbyj

Thank you Bob, it's a lovely church to photograph.

[Ian Fisher]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian, it is a fascinating slice of history.

[Ian Fisher]

@marieooi

Thank you Marie, it is a fascinating interior.

[Ian Fisher]

@myautofocuslife

Thank you Livia, the limestone makes buildings with a nice light interior

[Kd Wallis]

wow that is amazing and very interesting to look at!! i bet it is wonderful inside! nice shot!

[Ian Fisher]

@kdimagery

Thank you Kd - it's the only church in York to still have box pews, so the interior looks very different to any other local church.

[Roslyn Brown]

I love your history photographs, they are teaching me a lot about your part of the world... Thank you

[Ian Fisher]

@roslynjoy

Thank you Roslyn - I seem to have had a bit of a break from history recently, but there is still so much more history to share.