Stratford-upon-Avon Holy Trinity Church 70s John Hinde

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Shekespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon - shows Holy Trinity Church and River Avon
• Publisher:  John Hinde Ltd. (No. 2SOA11) Photo: E. Ludwig
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  18p definitive
• Postmark(s):  Stratford-upon-Avon 7 March 1988 [late use card is from 1970s]
• Sent to:  Luton, Bedfordshire
• Notes & Key words:  a little bumping due to postal use

John Hinde was an English photographer who set up John Hinde Ltd in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1960s. He produced most of the earlier cards himself before employing other photogaphers such as E.Nägele, E. Ludwig, D. Noble and other names who spent a long time getting just the right view, usually with people in the foreground. The prints were then artistically hand processed and manipulated in Italy (long before digital production) before being published. His company was also closely associated with Butlins and they produced many of their cards. The company’s cards have become popular with collectors in recent years due to exhibitions and being featured in books, particularly by photographer and postcard collector Martin Parr. They were influential in the development of commercial photography and postcard images and now are regarded as miniature works of art and social records in themselves, particularly those of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon is a Grade I listed^[1] parish church of the Church of England in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

It is often known simply as Shakespeare's Church, due to its fame as the place of baptism and burial of William Shakespeare. More than 200,000 tourists visit the church each year.^[2]

The present building dates from 1210 and is built on the site of a Saxon monastery. It is Stratford's oldest building, in a striking position on the banks of the River Avon, and has long been England's most visited parish church.

Holy Trinity contains many interesting features, including:

• A 14th-century sanctuary knocker in the church's porch (built c. 1500)
• Twenty-six, 15th century misericord seats in the chancel, with religious, secular and mythical carvings
• Several large stained glass windows featuring major English and Biblical saints at the church's east and west ends

The carved scenes of the life of Jesus around Balsall's tomb were mutilated during the Reformation, as were most images of Christ. Notable 'survivors' include a remarkable face of Christ or possibly God the Father within a sedilia canopy, and some beautiful medieval stained glass depicting the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ and the Day of Pentecost. The pre-reformation stone altar slab or mensa was found hidden beneath the floor in Victorian times and has now been re-instated as the High Altar.