Sunday in Bradfield - Part I

On Sunday, the 8th of June, Aunt Jean and Uncle Brian picked us up at our hotel in Sheffield right after breakfast. About half an hour later, we parked the car in Low Bradfield and started down to the river and up the hill towards St. Nicholas Church in High Bradfield.

Farm next to the parking lot in Low Bradfield:

Our walk started right here:

 Yorkshire truly IS beautiful, isn't it:

 Coming up towards St. Nicholas:

The view from just outside the church:

When we arrived, service had just ended, but only a few people were leaving - everybody was still standing around, chatting, taking refreshments and generally creating a very welcoming atmosphere. One elegant gentleman greeted us and gave us a leaflet with some information about the building and the community. 
According to wikipedia, there are only five Grade One Listed buildings in Sheffield - this church is one of them. The original building dates back to the year 1109, but what you see today, is a mixture of 14th century masonry, 15th century interior and massive restauration in the 1840s. 
Because the church was full of people, I did not take any pictures from the inside, but you can find some on the internet, if you are interested.

This small house at the entrance of the church yard was built in 1745 to guard against grave robbers looking for fresh corpses for medical study, with friends and relatives of the deceased often guarding the recently buried loved ones with guns. It is the only surviving watch house in Yorkshire

The next part of our walk took us out in the open countryside, as you will see in one of my next posts.