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The Church of St John at Bassenthwaite (as opposed to St Bega’s) in Cumbria is nineteenth-century with an austere interior though it possesses a certain stateliness. This is enhanced by its rather slender spire, adding considerably to its sense of height.

St Mary's Church at Thornthwaite in Cumbria is rather remote and somewhat hidden by the many twisted and gnarled old yews which attempt to shield it from view. When we arrived, a couple of central Europeans were employed in mending or servicing the organ, so the lights were on and the doors unlocked. Indeed, the lighting made it feel warm even if our bodies begged to differ.