tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post9019956365162639533..comments2023-11-05T10:59:37.824+00:00Comments on Ashton-under-Lyne.com Photo Blog: St Peter's ChurchMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729523557219015134noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-22224527509255537772008-10-29T09:33:00.000+00:002008-10-29T09:33:00.000+00:00Have you seen St peter's ChurchIn Ashton under Lyn...Have you seen St peter's Church<BR/>In Ashton under Lyne?<BR/>'Tis a gothic edifice <BR/>of excellent design.<BR/><BR/>The tower styled by architects<BR/>The perpendicular<BR/>Is without exception the<BR/>Most elegant by far<BR/><BR/>Of any that we have seen.<BR/>Graceful pinnacles crown<BR/>The top, and slender windows<BR/>Are placed the whole way down.<BR/><BR/>When measuring the tower<BR/>It proved a lofty one-<BR/>A hundred and twenty eight <BR/>feet to the topmost stone<BR/><BR/>The parapet round the top<BR/>Is elegant and light<BR/>being perforated all through,<BR/>Showing well from the height.<BR/><BR/>The above verses are taken from a poem on St Peter's Church by The Revd Dr W. Kirk who was the vicar. The poem was written in 1883. The poetry isn't always great, but it is of interest!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-25679325583124513292008-10-29T09:23:00.000+00:002008-10-29T09:23:00.000+00:00A great photo Martin! The tower is the finest feat...A great photo Martin! The tower is the finest feature of this church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-64610373613041553792008-10-29T02:50:00.000+00:002008-10-29T02:50:00.000+00:00I was in here for dad's funeral 11 years ago last ...I was in here for dad's funeral 11 years ago last week. A day after my wife filed for divorce!Ashtonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669236045514900658noreply@blogger.com