Bruton Parish Church

I processed this image to give it a vintage type post card look.  I was attempting to get this shot without anyone in the photograph and I almost succeeded.  Do you know how hard it is to get a shot of any landmark in Colonial Williamsburg without people ~ especially in the summer?  Well let’s just say I’m extremely lucky there is only one family and one couple (behind the tree) in the image.  Generally people are crawling all over these grounds like ants on an ant hill.   I waited and waited ~ the life of a photographer….lots of waiting sometimes for your shot.

 Here’s a little info about the subject matter ~ no worries…I will not be testing you later.  🙂

Dating from 1715, the present structure is the third in a series of Anglican houses of worship that began in 1660. The first, which may or may not have been at or near the 18th-century site, was built, probably of wood, in the Old Fields at Middle Plantation, Williamsburg’s name until the 66-year-old community was incorporated in 1699.

© 2010 The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

  The surrounding grounds of the church is filled with headstones, but no one knows for certain how many graves or how far back they date.  I posted some images of the churchyard in this post a few months ago.  According to the web site, the church served as a hospital during the Civil War.  At times, there were wounded Confederate and Union soldiers in the churchyard while awaiting treatment.  I couldn’t help but think that had to be awful disturbing to the soldiers….wounded and placed out in a cemetery ~ almost as if they are saving a place for them.

If you are a history buff and would like to read more about the history of this church, visit the Bruton Parish Church site or the foundation link above.

Here endeth the lesson.  😉