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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lud's Church - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in England in Staffordshire

Submitted by Postman on Monday, 17 December 2012  Page Views: 6641

Natural PlacesSite Name: Lud's Church
Country: England County: Staffordshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Leek  Nearest Village: Allgreave
Map Ref: SJ987656
Latitude: 53.187490N  Longitude: 2.020911W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 4

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Justmoist visited on 10th Nov 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Great place to explore. Easy to climb down to if you use the signed entrance! Otherwise some knowledge of rock climbing required. Lovely colours and rocks similar to the roaches. Spiritual feel to it. Jx



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.2 Ambience: 4.83 Access: 2.67

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Postman : An Artist way back down there is past by a few walkers. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Luds Church is a long serpentine gorge, sometimes muddy sometimes dark and broody, sometimes light and airy, but always fabulous.
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Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Postman : At one of the side channels of the gorge it ends in this open air light box where ferns abound (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Postman : From the light and life of the canopy to the dark depths of the gorge. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Postman : A darkened corner of the gorge. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : In the gorge, 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by NDM : A long walk , but so worth it (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : Photo taken in 2011

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : Lud’s Church is probably the ‘Green Chapel’ mentioned in the medieval poem ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’. Photo taken in 2011

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : The gritstone walls reach 18m high. Photo taken in 2011

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : Lud’s church is named after Walter de Ludbank, a follower of the 14th-century religious reformer John Wycliff. Ludbank’s daughter Alice was killed here when soldiers raided one of his illegal sermons. Photo taken in 2011 (1 comment)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : Another sign approaching from the west, 2011

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Antonine : Sign as you approach from the west, 2011

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Lud's Church submitted by Bladup : Lud's Church.

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Bladup

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Postman : Looking down into the deepest part of the gorge.

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by Postman : Steps up into another light box where ferns abound

Lud's Church Shorter Gallery
Lud's Church Shorter Gallery submitted by TimPrevett : This is the shorter gallery at Lud's Church, looking north; steps are around a corner to the far left. The longer gallery is off picture to my right. It's in Staffordshire, not at all far from the border with Cheshire at SJ987656. (1 comment)

Lud's Church Longer Gallery
Lud's Church Longer Gallery submitted by TimPrevett : If you've just seen King Kong, you may not want to spend long down here, especially in the dark / twilight! This is the longest gallery of the feature. Behind the photo is an L shaped gallery leading to steps; at the far end, it forks, with the right fork heading past the rock simulacra and out of the chasm. (1 comment)

Lud's Church North Entrance
Lud's Church North Entrance submitted by TimPrevett : The descent into Lud's Church... trees overhang, rocketing skyward on the edge of the precipice, ferns drip water. A great place. (1 comment)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by TimPrevett : Part of the chasm of Lud's Church in Staffordshire; a wondrous location, inspiring, and very earthy feeling. There is a simulacrum of a face at Lud's Church, to be found near the end of the southern fork of the chasm. This is reputedly the image of Sir Gawain (red face), and opposing him is The Green Knight, a green face. This other face, supposedly of the Green Knight, is harder to make out but... (1 comment)

Lud's Church - Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
Lud's Church - Sir Gawain & The Green Knight submitted by sh : A simulacrum of a face at Lud's Church, to be found near the end of the southern fork of the chasm. This is reputedly the image of Sir Gawain (red face), and opposing him is The Green Knight, a green face. This other face, supposedly of the Green Knight, is harder to make out but is arguably there. Lud's Church is claimed to be the location where the two fought each other. (4 comments)

Lud's Church
Lud's Church submitted by TimPrevett : Not really a stone, but certainly an "earth mysteries" place; this enormous chasm, formed along a geological fault - and is an inspiring place to visit! (3 comments)

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