Helena, Blossom and Camilla on Selsley Common

I picked up Camilla in town at lunchtime and drove us to see Helena at her dog sitting venue in North Woodchester. We then had a delicious snack lunch before I drove us all to Selsley Common so that Helena, Blossom and Camilla could have a long walk ending back to the house.  I had to go to Ebley Mill to deliver my Nomination Papers for the local Town Council elections in early May, as I've decided to stand once again.  Camilla is also standing for the first time which is great news and I hope she will get elected because she will be a fantastic councillor.

Before we headed off in our separate directions, we had a quick look at the very interesting All Saints church perched high up on the hillside at the edge of Selsley village.

Late news on Thursday: 
We have just heard that Camilla will be elected as a councillor, as her ward was 'uncontested', meaning there were just enough candidates for the available seats. Congratulations to her. Yay.
I've added a view of it as an 'Extra photo' below.

From Wiki:
The Church of All Saints, Selsley, is a major attraction to lovers of the Arts & Crafts Movement. Nestled below Selsley Common, it has a wealth of gorgeous stained glass by the likes of William Morris, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown. It is a celebrated early work by the important church architect G F Bodley, incorporating notable stained glass by William Morris and his company Morris & Co. Bodley was given the commission by Samuel Marling, patriarch of the mill-owning family, who lived in the adjacent Stanley Park House.

The church has a distinctive 'saddleback' tower, derived from French Gothic architecture, which was a significant influence on Bodley's early style. Construction took place in 1861–62. Local labour and contractors were used: Harrison of King's Stanley were the main contractors; stone carvings were undertaken by Joshua Wall; woodwork by William English and ironwork by T.J Chew. Another source of inspiration for the tower can be found in the parish church of Marling, South Tyrol near the spa city Meran, where Samuel Marling stayed in the 1860s. Bodley designed the pews and choir-stalls using poppy-heads and fleur de lys as key motifs, and the font, the inlaid marble pulpit, communion rails and door iron work all show the attention to design that Bodley paid to all aspects of the church.

Equally spectacular is the stained glass. Bodley was a friend of William Morris and at Selsley he gave Morris & Co their first commission for ecclesiastical stained glass. Philip Webb provided the scheme for the whole church and the detail of the Creation window at the west end. Burne-Jones, Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Campfield were all involved.