The flint stonework construction in the walls here is typical of older buildings and churches in the Chiltern Hills, UK. The black and white texture is due to the flint. It forms rounded nodules being white on the outside from chalk and black as flint inside. The black stones you see are when the stone is broken. These make a decorative facade and a very hard finish. Similar facades are found in many of the chalky areas of the South of UK.
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that looks amazing against the flint and rubble wall - marble? we have flint and rubble in Essex too - lack of rocks or stones to build with - and then brick
Wonderful to look at - very eye-catching composition and textures. This is the first time I see flint stonework - looks amazing, thank you for the caption.
Interesting contrast shot - I like the use of colour in this one and the b&w for the larger view where you probably wouldn't have been able to see the colour quite so well.
I do like flint buildings - great texture.
Unusual to see statues of Jesus *outside* a church like this. Sounds crazy but he looks quite incongruous there. Maybe somebody's trying to get across the message that he's not just inside the church?
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I do like flint buildings - great texture.
Unusual to see statues of Jesus *outside* a church like this. Sounds crazy but he looks quite incongruous there. Maybe somebody's trying to get across the message that he's not just inside the church?
(First a dither, now a witter!)