I enjoy exploring Somerset and specifically exploring Somerset's churches. I don't class myself as religious but I do love the history that each church has, as well as the architecture.
I can spend a long time taking in the various inscriptions and if there's an effigy or two then I'm set for the day.
There are few churches in Somerset, as in England generally, where the Victorians have not left their mark. Their use of Bath stone, made cheap by the use of the railways, in place of the local stone from which the original structures were made, have aggravated many, but, in a great number of cases, without the Victorian restoration work a large number of our churches may no longer have remained.
The picture above is of Meare church on the Somerset levels. There are plenty more photos of Somerset churches at my Flickr account and if you're into anaglyphs there are lots of 3d photos of Somerset at my website Somerset in 3d.
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