Marble Pillars Photo

Photographer’s Note

A view of the sumptuous interior of Saint Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan in North Wales.

The church, known as the Marble Church, was erected by Lady Willoughby de Broke in memory of her husband. She laid the foundation stone on 24 July 1856 and the new church designed by John Gibson was consecrated by the Bishop of St. Asaph on 23 August 1860. The cost of construction amounted to £22,000. The new parish of Bodelwyddan was created on 3 August 1860, from the communities of Bodelwyddan, Faenol and Pengwern, which until that date had been part of the parish of St. Asaph.

The church contains pillars made of Belgian Red marble, and the nave entrance is made from Anglesey marble. It also contains elaborate woodwork, and in the tower can be found windows of stained glass on the North and South sides, featuring Saint Margaret and Saint Kentigern. It is a popular tourist destination for day-trippers.

The church and the surrounding area has been subject to various local government boundary changes. It was in Flintshire until 1974, in Clwyd from 1974 until 1996, and since then has been in Denbighshire.

ChrisJ, besnard, mikolaj_kawa, papagolf21, rodgerg, trekks, jlbrthnn, saxo042, amaryllis, gracious, kermit350, saylan-cb, chrisnet, Silvio1953, kevinos has marked this note useful

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ChrisJ (70521) 2008-12-29 0:45

Bonjour Stephen

I like the angled pov within the church & the superb interior light level management & exposure. Good sharpness & repetition of the support columns & vaulted arches. Tfs!

besnard (31348) 2008-12-29 0:45

Bonjour Stephen
Il est bien joli et bien réussi cet intérieur d'église. Je t'admire car c'est une chose que je n'arrive pas à faire correctement.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

mikolaj_kawa (31889) 2008-12-29 1:05

Hello Stephen! Amazing interior, wonderful architecture. Ideal light and colours. Perfect sharpness. Very good picture. Well done!

papagolf21 (57015) 2008-12-29 1:28

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Félicitations pour avoir su donner à l'intérieur de cette somptueuse église tout le lustre qu'elle mérite. Les verticales sont excellentes et l'ensemble ressort à merveille.
À l'aube du Nouvel An, accepte de tout coeur les voeux les plus chaleureux pour une année exceptionnelle : santé, bonheur et prospérité !
Amitiés.
Philippe

rodgerg (25535) 2008-12-29 2:02

Bonjour Stephen,

Un excellent cadrage pour présenter cet intérieur d'église. Un POV très bien choisi donne un bel effet de perspective. Une lulière bien gérée.

Amitiés et mes voeux les meileurs pour 2009,
Roger

Nicou (46211) 2008-12-29 2:29

Hello,

Superbe intérieur, ce marrbre gris des colonnes avec le blan comme veine est superbe, le beau bancs en bois, , ces arches, mangigique.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

trekks (14336) 2008-12-29 2:44

bonjour Stephen

Oh yes, the pillars are amazing with its color tone and the silvery top. Very well composed view showing the interior of the church. Good exposure without dark shadow.

Happy 2009 to you.

tfs, bill

carper (66132) 2008-12-29 3:21

very nice interior shot here Stephen.
well taken shot, good pov, nice photo job I wish you and your family a very good 2009.
regard jaap

jlbrthnn (39501) 2008-12-29 3:56

Bonjour Stephen,
Superbe! le cadrage sur la diagonale ne peut pas être meilleur. Ces piliers luisants en marbre veiné sont magnifiques. Une très belle image d'intérieur d'église.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement.
Joël

saxo042 (16576) 2008-12-29 6:47

Hi Stephen,
A fine composition with the pillars and the benches making an interesting pattern. A beautiful church!
Best regards
Gunnar

amaryllis (17998) 2008-12-29 9:26

Bonjour Stephen,
un intérieur d'église remarquable avec ces colonnes de marbre
excellente réalisation avec une bonne luminosité
bonne année 2009

Fis2 (46713) 2008-12-29 9:37

Witaj Stephen!
Very intertesting interior.
Gopod frame and perspective.
I like the light and colours.
Regards
Krzysztof

gracious (20017) 2008-12-29 9:51

Hello Stephen,
I compliment once again for the awesome sharpness in this interior architecture shot! just perfect especially with the exposure and focus spot on!
the design and pattern simply gorgious!
many thanks for the sharing
HAPPY NEW YEAR2009, my dear friend!
cheers
Tony

kermit350 (8990) 2008-12-29 10:16

Hello Stephen, This interior d' marble church and its preparing are well emphasized thanks to a very good luminosity. I am admiring result because the interiors are always difficult to realize satisfactorily, the light entering by the windows does not come to attenuate the vision of lit works, in particular the veins of the pink stone, and the refined casing, I wish you as much photographic inspiration for 2009, as well as good festival of end of the year .......................Bonjour Stephen, Cet intérieur d'église et son habillage de marbre est bien mis en valeur grâce à une très bonne luminosité. Je suis admiratif du résultat car les intérieurs sont toujours difficiles à réaliser de manière satisfaisante, la lumière entrant par les fenêtres ne vient pas atténuer la vision des oeuvres éclairées, notamment les veines de la pierre rose, et le boisage raffiné, je te souhaite autant d’inspiration photographique pour 2009, ainsi que de bonne fête de fin d’années

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-12-29 11:19

Bonjour Stephen,
Very nice architecture.Great light and colours. Perfect sharpness.
Excellent work!
Happy new year.

chrisnet (20378) 2008-12-30 10:00

Hello Stephen,
Good exposure here, I like the angle of POV too, well taken with the columns in the foreground.
Have a good new year!
Regards
Christian

Silvio1953 (43412) 2008-12-30 11:08

Ciao Stephen, happy new year to you, fantastic view of wonderful architecture, great light in this splendid interior, very well done, ciao Silvio

kevinos (6927) 2008-12-30 19:10

It is nice to see you taking pictures in Wales, Stephen. This one is technically so good, sharp and well lit.I am unable to access your technical details, lens, speed, aperture etc. It would be interesting to know how you got such a fine result. This church seems lighter and more restrained than a lot of English 19th century 'Gothic'. It is a fine achievement. regards Kevin

jmcl (14183) 2009-01-05 10:28

HI Stephen,

Hope you and yours are well .. love the marble pillars .. they create such a unique atmosphere in this place .. even striking from the thumbnail .. beautifully composed view .. wonderful colors and mood .. take care, John

devimeuxbe (56532) 2009-01-06 1:36

Bonjour Stephen
très belle lumière dans cette église. Il se dégage une atmosphere paisible très belle.
L'image est très réussie
amicalement
Bertrand