The churchwardens at St Nicholas, Teddington took the instruction to have the Royal Arms on display incredibly seriously so in 1689 when William and Mary came to the throne they had this rather jolly example painted.
#LesArmoiriesDuVendredi
#FontsOnFriday (early base, later bowl, fairly dull)
#LesArmoiriesDuVendredi
#FontsOnFriday (early base, later bowl, fairly dull)
May 22, 2026 at 8:16 AM
The churchwardens at St Nicholas, Teddington took the instruction to have the Royal Arms on display incredibly seriously so in 1689 when William and Mary came to the throne they had this rather jolly example painted.
#LesArmoiriesDuVendredi
#FontsOnFriday (early base, later bowl, fairly dull)
#LesArmoiriesDuVendredi
#FontsOnFriday (early base, later bowl, fairly dull)
Prayers, please, for one of my Churchwardens.
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August 30, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Prayers, please, for one of my Churchwardens.
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Ecclesiastical, not civil, but anyone on a local government electoral register can vote for their local parish church’s churchwardens, if that scratches an electoral itch
October 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Ecclesiastical, not civil, but anyone on a local government electoral register can vote for their local parish church’s churchwardens, if that scratches an electoral itch
Years ago I found a note in the parish register of Glenfield in Leicestershire which instantly became one of my favourite Civil War commentaries:
'Churchwardens, not any; because
distractions many; & distructions mightie'.
I've returned to that document, explored other pages nearby, and found...
'Churchwardens, not any; because
distractions many; & distructions mightie'.
I've returned to that document, explored other pages nearby, and found...
March 4, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Years ago I found a note in the parish register of Glenfield in Leicestershire which instantly became one of my favourite Civil War commentaries:
'Churchwardens, not any; because
distractions many; & distructions mightie'.
I've returned to that document, explored other pages nearby, and found...
'Churchwardens, not any; because
distractions many; & distructions mightie'.
I've returned to that document, explored other pages nearby, and found...
August 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I bet the churchwardens are careworn people. Careworn, soggy people.
September 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I bet the churchwardens are careworn people. Careworn, soggy people.
I really need to go through these filing cabinets more often and sort them out...
Apparently in 1904 we spent £8 exactly on "Ringing and Blowing". You can't make it up.
Apparently in 1904 we spent £8 exactly on "Ringing and Blowing". You can't make it up.
May 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I really need to go through these filing cabinets more often and sort them out...
Apparently in 1904 we spent £8 exactly on "Ringing and Blowing". You can't make it up.
Apparently in 1904 we spent £8 exactly on "Ringing and Blowing". You can't make it up.
The Archdeacon made a joke in his sermon last night that the Archdeacon is always watching, and all the other Churchwardens laughed, but the window of the Archdeacon's office looks directly out at St Nicks, so the thing is that in our case they kind of always are...
June 16, 2026 at 8:43 AM
The Archdeacon made a joke in his sermon last night that the Archdeacon is always watching, and all the other Churchwardens laughed, but the window of the Archdeacon's office looks directly out at St Nicks, so the thing is that in our case they kind of always are...
Bursting in to the church minutes before the swearing in of Churchwardens and when the Priest went: "cutting it a bit fine, Jay" I went "I drove straight from the mountains for this" Then a friend appeared and handed me a real shirt which I put on over my hiking clothes in the middle of the service.
June 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Bursting in to the church minutes before the swearing in of Churchwardens and when the Priest went: "cutting it a bit fine, Jay" I went "I drove straight from the mountains for this" Then a friend appeared and handed me a real shirt which I put on over my hiking clothes in the middle of the service.
Is this a record? 3generations of #churchwardens @LittleMarkle
July 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Is this a record? 3generations of #churchwardens @LittleMarkle
too weak to walk even a quarter-mile from his home, his petition requested a small subsistence livelihood to survive his final days in poverty. It was signed by the rector of the parish, a Samuel Trickett, the churchwardens and several villagers. He was awarded a pension of £3 per annum from
October 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
too weak to walk even a quarter-mile from his home, his petition requested a small subsistence livelihood to survive his final days in poverty. It was signed by the rector of the parish, a Samuel Trickett, the churchwardens and several villagers. He was awarded a pension of £3 per annum from
May 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Quite apart from the other problems with this argument, Protestants who are not Evangelicals exist, and have been part of America for longer.
George Washington was a churchwarden! Why are no Supreme Court justices churchwardens, then?
George Washington was a churchwarden! Why are no Supreme Court justices churchwardens, then?
Evangelicals have plenty to offer: they’re white, first of all. And secondly, they’re not ‘elite’. Thirdly, they know how to appeal to uneducated idiots.
I’m sold, sign me up!
I’m sold, sign me up!
March 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Quite apart from the other problems with this argument, Protestants who are not Evangelicals exist, and have been part of America for longer.
George Washington was a churchwarden! Why are no Supreme Court justices churchwardens, then?
George Washington was a churchwarden! Why are no Supreme Court justices churchwardens, then?
I feel this headline is a bit unfair to churchwardens, who are generally excellent people and hardly ever involved in things that sound a lot like laundering dirty political donations…
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship ⬇️
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I feel this headline is a bit unfair to churchwardens, who are generally excellent people and hardly ever involved in things that sound a lot like laundering dirty political donations…
“Churchwardens find love in the Book of Common Prayer”
a lovely article by Madeline Davies in the Church Times of the marriage of our Churchwardens Catherine and Oliver at St Giles-in-the-Fields
#CofEPeeps #BookofCommonPrayer #LondonChurches
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
a lovely article by Madeline Davies in the Church Times of the marriage of our Churchwardens Catherine and Oliver at St Giles-in-the-Fields
#CofEPeeps #BookofCommonPrayer #LondonChurches
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Tinder-united churchwardens find love in Book of Common Prayer
Oliver Flory and Catherine Campbell, wardens of St Giles-in-the-Fields, were married there last month, having met on Tinder ten years ago
www.churchtimes.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“Churchwardens find love in the Book of Common Prayer”
a lovely article by Madeline Davies in the Church Times of the marriage of our Churchwardens Catherine and Oliver at St Giles-in-the-Fields
#CofEPeeps #BookofCommonPrayer #LondonChurches
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
a lovely article by Madeline Davies in the Church Times of the marriage of our Churchwardens Catherine and Oliver at St Giles-in-the-Fields
#CofEPeeps #BookofCommonPrayer #LondonChurches
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
i just fucking love this pipe
September 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
i just fucking love this pipe
#TinyJoys: getting the service plan for Holy Week sorted across both churches.
Enormous joys: churches - and especially churchwardens - who know how to compromise with good grace, and maintain a sense of perspective.
Enormous joys: churches - and especially churchwardens - who know how to compromise with good grace, and maintain a sense of perspective.
March 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#TinyJoys: getting the service plan for Holy Week sorted across both churches.
Enormous joys: churches - and especially churchwardens - who know how to compromise with good grace, and maintain a sense of perspective.
Enormous joys: churches - and especially churchwardens - who know how to compromise with good grace, and maintain a sense of perspective.
they have decorated the Churchwardens’ sticks of office!
May 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
they have decorated the Churchwardens’ sticks of office!
"This Steple was builded in the year 1727." St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck. 📷 #mobilephotography
April 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM
"This Steple was builded in the year 1727." St Kentigern's Church, Caldbeck. 📷 #mobilephotography
Yeah. #Churchwardens are largely unsung heroes of the #church. the ministry of cake, it should never be underestimated
Church warden Sue baked an absolute unit of a sponge cake for this evening’s magnificent Confirmation service in Stamfordham #inpraiseofchurchwardens 🙏🎉🫶🏾🍰
September 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Yeah. #Churchwardens are largely unsung heroes of the #church. the ministry of cake, it should never be underestimated
2/3 The five Wounds of Christ set into a bench back dated 1531 at Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk, with churchwardens' and rector's initials below.
Ashmanhaugh: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashmanhaugh/...
Ashmanhaugh: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashmanhaugh/...
August 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
2/3 The five Wounds of Christ set into a bench back dated 1531 at Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk, with churchwardens' and rector's initials below.
Ashmanhaugh: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashmanhaugh/...
Ashmanhaugh: www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashmanhaugh/...
Wiltshire in the 1580s: the churchwardens of Box present 'Thomas Sumption & the daughter of Henry Perrie to have committed folly'.
August 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Wiltshire in the 1580s: the churchwardens of Box present 'Thomas Sumption & the daughter of Henry Perrie to have committed folly'.
I hear other Churchwardens bitch about the Faculty system all the time but as someone who has had to do a LOT of them, some which were granted and some which were not (one famously), I have to say... It's a good system. It's flawed, but it works, and it's IMPORTANT we have checks and rules in place.
If they lose that exemption, and become subject to listed building controls, the adaptability of the church will atrophy. Imagine a church during a pandemic, unable to install WiFi and stream services. Imagine a church serving pensioners and children- with no heating.
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I hear other Churchwardens bitch about the Faculty system all the time but as someone who has had to do a LOT of them, some which were granted and some which were not (one famously), I have to say... It's a good system. It's flawed, but it works, and it's IMPORTANT we have checks and rules in place.
The amount of times I've photographed a medieval church and been asked by churchwardens if I want to lights putting on. I've refused every time! They always, always look better in natural light. The moment you flick the lights on, that magic feeling of the ancient space vanishes.
July 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The amount of times I've photographed a medieval church and been asked by churchwardens if I want to lights putting on. I've refused every time! They always, always look better in natural light. The moment you flick the lights on, that magic feeling of the ancient space vanishes.