St Michael and All Angels is the Parish church of
Lyndhurst.It was commissioned by Mr and Mrs Hargreaves and was built between 1858-70. it was designed by William White
Mrs Hargreaves was Alice
Liddell the inspiration for Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland, she spent most of her adult life in and around
Lyndhurst.
The present Church is the third on the site, which is a prehistoric man made mound.
The Church is richly decorated in the Victorian style and reflects the popularity of Lyndhurst at this time. The Pre-Raphaelitess are well represented with windows by Burne Jones, Rossetti and William Morris
In between sorting the canadian photos and walking the dogs we have been showing Flicka the New Forest. First we stopped off at St Michaels and All Angels to sshow her the grave of Alice in Wonderland
Then it was on to Minstead, where Flicka was soon in trouble and in the stocks. Fortunately no one was around to throw rotten eggs and tomatoes at her
Flicka Enjoyed sitting on top of the Rufus Stone, supposedly commemorating the spot where the Oak tree, that deflected the arrow killing Willaim Rufus, stood
We finished up watching the ducks at Cadmans Pond
