Altar art detail from lady chapel of St Peter & St Paul, parish church, Dorchester on Thames, England, UK

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
DA8A65File size:
34.3 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4000 x 3000 px | 33.9 x 25.4 cm | 13.3 x 10 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
5 July 2013Location:
10 Manor Farm Rd, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HZMore information:
. Made at 10 Manor Farm Rd, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HZ in 2013, this photograph records a real place and moment, preserving details that may later be altered by redevelopment, rebranding, changing ownership or different public use. The main point of reference is Altar art detail from lady chapel of St Peter & St Paul, parish church, Dorchester on Thames, England, UK. The frame also records themes of changing land use, documentary photography, parish history, social history, everyday life, local character, sacred space, faith community, place identity, historical comparison, religious landmark, changing streetscape, visual archive, and before-and-after reference. The wider contemporary story combines heritage conservation, faith communities and the importance of church buildings to genealogy and local identity. The image fixes materials and architectural details within 10 Manor Farm Rd, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HZ at one identifiable point, providing a benchmark against closure or conversion. The wider setting retains connections with archival record, regional identity, Christian heritage, public realm, historic church fabric, contemporary social history, religious heritage, and ecclesiastical architecture. References to church, parish, Peter, Altar, and chapel give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. The period setting at 10 Manor Farm Rd, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HZ helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. Another useful connection is heritage conservation and the importance of church buildings to genealogy and local identity when considered against later change at 10 Manor Farm Rd, Dorchester, Wallingford OX10 7HZ. The image fixes evidence of changing use for future local research. It also preserves evidence of earlier appearance before later change alters the scene.