St Mary
Whaplode, Lincolnshire
As at Long Sutton, the tower here almost stands aside from the main body of the church.
As so often in the Fens, the imposing tower and spire are set apart from the body of the church.
The church has a 13th century core, but was added to in the 14th and 15th centuries, and yet more was added during the Victorian restoration of the 1860s.
The chancel has a very pretty ceiling, designed by architect Stephen Dykes Bower in 1959. For more than 20 years he was 'Surveyor of the Fabric' for Westminster Abbey.