Above is St. James (Anglican) Church Hall in the countryside area of Ashworth, near Norden (near Rochdale) in Lancashire.
Despite not being Anglican, I love seeing such structures, especially in the countryside, as they remind me of a more noble pre-industrial England (e.g. one sketched out in Blake's epic poetry). Moreover, such places are often only 60-90 minutes walk away from (or a short bus ride away from) the modern politically 'correct' monstrosity of old mill towns like Bury and Rochdale (the PC social engineers have a lot to answer for here).
Really love the old leaded windows above and the old parish noticeboard below, as they once again point towards on older and more noble England, one that had some genuine cultural traditions that are still worthy of being preserved:
When I occasionally go back to Bury for a week or two, I quite naturally orientate myself towards the Lancashire moorland and countryside, as it offers such gems as those above, which are always waiting to be photographed.
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