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St Mary the Virgin, Bedfont
Celebrated and historic topiary, thought to represent peacocks.
Image: © Jon Bryant
Taken: 3 Oct 2005
0.06 miles
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Burlington House, East Bedfont
The 18th century Burlington House stands just to the east of the parish church of St Mary, East Bedfont.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 24 Nov 2010
0.08 miles
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Burlington House, East Bedfont
The 18th century Burlington House stands just to the east of the parish church of St Mary.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 24 Nov 2010
0.08 miles
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Topiary outside St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bedfont
The yew trees outside the south door of the St Mary the Virgin Church must make one of the most striking entrances to any church. The dates on them give a hint of the dates involved. They were probably first cut into the shape of peacocks (or possibly fighting cocks) in 1704, and restored in 1865. They suffered a period of neglect during and after the Second World War through to 1990 but have now been fully restored.
There have been several explanations for the origin of these peacocks and the most common is that they represent two sisters who were proud and vain. The tale nowadays even assumes that the women were transformed into peacocks as a punishment for hanging around the gate to the churchyard every Sunday so that they could be admired while their more modesty dressed fellow parishioners filed quietly into church.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 24 Nov 2010
0.08 miles
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Burlington House, East Bedfont
Part of the conservation area around the church and village green, this fine 18th century house is now apartments judging by the number of wires going in.
We are in one of the old villages which you find all over this area, just a handful of nice old buildings, usually around the church, where everything else has been engulfed by the 20th century.
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp
Taken: 5 Jul 2017
0.09 miles
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Topiary at St Mary the Virgin Church, East Bedfont
The yew trees outside the south door of the St Mary the Virgin Church must make one of the most striking entrances to any church. They were probably first cut into the shape of peacocks (or possibly fighting cocks) in 1704, and restored in 1865. They suffered a period of neglect during and after the Second World War through to 1990 but have now been fully restored.
There have been several explanations for the origin of these peacocks and the most common is that they represent two sisters who were proud and vain. The tale nowadays even assumes that the women were transformed into peacocks as a punishment for hanging around the gate to the churchyard every Sunday so that they could be admired while their more modesty dressed fellow parishioners filed quietly into church.
Image: © Marathon
Taken: 24 Nov 2010
0.10 miles
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St Mary the Virgin, East Bedfont - Stained glass window
Image: © John Salmon
Taken: 10 Mar 2017
0.10 miles
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St Mary the Virgin, East Bedfont - Stained glass window
Image: © John Salmon
Taken: 10 Mar 2017
0.10 miles
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St Mary the Virgin, East Bedfont - Interior
Image: © John Salmon
Taken: 10 Mar 2017
0.10 miles
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St Mary the Virgin
St Mary the Virgin Church Bedfont
Image: © Shaun Ferguson
Taken: 20 Feb 2013
0.10 miles