Martock ~ my home! Photo Gallery by Chris Spracklen at pbase.com

Martock ~ my home!

This is the village (small town) I've been living and working in for the past ten years. It's a great place to live ~ full of beautiful buildings and lovely people. I pastor the Christian Fellowship in the village ~ it's a great job!! Thanks for looking.

N.B. The latest (and, I think, the best) shots are at the end of the gallery.

Church tower, Martock	Church corner, Martock	Old Methodist church, Martock	Old shed, Martock	The Pinnacle, Martock
Shed windows, Martock	Ducks, Foldhill Lane, Martock	Stone Farm, Ash	The old cedar tree, Martock	Village centre, Martock
Bell ropes, Martock	Churchyard yew trees, Martock	The George, Martock	The house with the crooked windows, Martock	Hamstone home, Martock
End of East Street, Martock	Path and door, Martock	Old hamstone house, Martock	All Saints again!, Martock	Catching the sunlight, Martock
After the storm, Martock	Old Courthouse door, Martock	Pinnacle and Market House, Martock	War memorial and poppies, Martock	The old cedar tree again, Martock
Poppies, All Saints, Martock	The Treasurers' House on a frosty morning, Martock	The old Court House, Martock	All Saints in the winter sun, Martock	Drive and garden, Martock
My favourite tree again!!, Martock	Ashfield House, Martock	The White Hart Hotel, Martock	The church from Church Lane, Martock	All Saints church, Martock, Somerset (2587)
Cedar tree, Martock (2165)	From the churchyard, Martock, Somerset	All Saints again, Martock, Somerset	My walk to the shops, Martock	Garden path and door, Martock
Ashfield House, Martock	Market House and Post Office, Martock	War Memorial and church, Martock, Somerset	Misty morning, Martock	Postie's bike, Martock
The Pinnacle, Martock	Foldhill Lane sunset, Martock	House, tree and cloud, Martock	All Saints in the sun, Martock	Sunset from Ash, Martock
Market House bell, Martock	Frosty bales, near Martock	All Saints in the snow, Martock	Frozen puddles, near Martock	Frosty farm track, near Martock
Cow grazing midst the frost, near Martock	Frosty lane, near Martock	Lone tree in the frost and mist, near Martock	Sheep in the frost, near Martock	Frost and gate, Martock
Frozen lamb! Martock	Cedar tree, Pound Lane, Martock	Farm outside Martock	Hamstone homes, Hurst, Martock	Church corner, Martock
A frosty Treasurer's House, Martock	Lebanese cedar silhouette, Martock	Rainbow over Martock	Youth Club, Martock ~ HDR	Church Street, Martock
Towards The Green, Martock	Morning sun on the Old Court House, Martock	Pattenden, Martock	The old mill, Martock	All Saints tower and tree, Martock
Reflected tree, Martock	Sunny corner, Martock, Somerset	Church and cedar, Martock, Somerset	Cedar in the snow, Martock, Somerset	All Saints in the snow, Martock
All Saints and churchyard, Martock	The Post Office and White Hart, Martock, Somerset	Pinnacle and Market House, Martock	Market House and main street, Martock

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exzim		06-Dec-2011 00:07
A great series of photos Chris.

Chris Gibbins		16-Nov-2011 00:01
This is an excellent documentary of your home town, with some wonderful shots, and is inspiring me to do the same for my own home town!

PauloCGama		14-Nov-2011 15:08
Excellent photodocumentary galley of Martock, my friend. You are so lucky to live in such place and I thank you for sharing. cheers

goelsamuel		11-Nov-2011 13:50
Thank you for this beautiful tour of Martock! Excellent presentation! V++

Diane		22-Mar-2011 21:16
The cedar tree is a Lebanese Cedar, normally planted in smart gardens as a specimen tree. Garden gone as now surrounded by cows, (I know the tree well).

T sandy		08-Mar-2011 19:48
I would love to know the history of the old methodist church with the pointed spire please.

Barry Moore		31-Oct-2010 03:39
Wonderful photograhy. Captured the essence of your home town perfectly.

Gerald Rogers		08-May-2010 15:54
Great photos , I was Postmaster of Martock 1959 - 1964 , your photos have brought back very fond memories .

norbi		17-Jan-2010 23:50
Great to see (and view) You again Chris, with the continuation of this fulminant gallery. Rgds Norbi

Anthea's Photography		12-Jan-2010 12:09
What a beautiful town you live in Chris. No wonder you get out to do photography, with your talent and these views you can't go wrong. A beautiful gallery, every image was interesting and special.

Raymond Ma		12-Jan-2010 02:37
You live in a magical part of the world! Top notch photography here Chris! V

Guest		09-Dec-2009 11:16
Came across your site kind of by accident. Thought "I recognise that name"!! You really do the place justice! All the lovely comments just reinforce my belief that we really are blessed to live in such a beautiful place! Tracey K

poetry666		06-Feb-2009 18:04
You live in such a beautiful village setting Chris. I can see where your inspiration comes from. There is something different around each corner and you have captured it all so very well. I take my hat off to the delights you capture for us all to see. An outstanding gallery. Well done my friend.BV Regards, Graeme

Brinn MacDougall		13-Nov-2008 23:56
What a charming town to live in..you captured it perfectly..v

Rosemarie Kusserow		13-Nov-2008 16:15
Thanks for posting your home Chris, it was a plesure to stroll through, it is a very charming place, indeed, vote, Rosemarie :o)

Enny		03-May-2007 09:29
excellent , wonderful gallery, lovely place to live.

Robert mawn		24-Aug-2006 19:06
Great Photos! It makes me wonder why my ancestors left!

Noreen		18-Jul-2006 12:14
How lovely Martock looks - congratulations, really good photographs. I was very interested to see this village as I can trace my ancestry back to John Gaylard, born 1790 in Martock (or at least registered? there)and lived in Sub Hamdon. He emigrated to Victoria, Australia along with his family which included my great grandfather Alexander Gaylard, born 1842 Stoke sub Hamdon. Anyway, thanks for this small insight.

Patty		28-May-2006 15:20
Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures of the area. I wanted to see some pictures of All Saints Church, and was pleasantly surprised by the quantity and quality! Is there a site where I can view the interior of the church? Keep up the good work! Patty Flynn Erickson

Julie Sykes		03-May-2006 10:18
The photos of Martock are great. Do you have any of Parrett Works, we have all been looking for years and can not find any. We would be very greatfull of any help you can give us.

desia & ross		28-Nov-2005 21:58
hi chris thanks for this, hav'nt seen martock for years. nice to know it has'nt changed, still aslovely as ever.

Rufus		27-Nov-2005 10:28
Go on Chris, admit it. You've never taken a bad shot :-) How do you do it??

frank_1112		25-Aug-2004 08:59
VERY BEAUTIFUL FRANK

Carol E Sandgren		04-Feb-2004 00:00
Oh Chris, Your hometown is so charming! You are very lucky to live in such a beautiful place with all those historic buildings and lovely pastoral countryside. Is the All Saints church your parrish? Thank you for sharing such a nice gallery of wonderful photographs with us, Chris! I feel like I've just had a trip over there now, almost. I've never been south of London in England though...someday.... Thanks by the way for your comment on my MacWorld gallery too. Yes, Macintosh is great ...there IS no substitute (although when the system doesn't behave, I may think otherwise). Cheerio! Carol

Guest		31-Jan-2004 11:27
Really good gallery!

Chris Spracklen		26-Oct-2003 09:13
Hi Chris, Great set of photos, yet again! Loved the sky in the 'pinnacle' shot. Colin

Roger Williams		25-Oct-2003 08:39
I am so glad you gave me the URL to this gallery. I have really enjoyed seeing the more complete selection or Martlock photos. The standard is very high... England is SO beautiful when the rain stops, and you have a good eye for beauty. My last trip, taking three sons born in Japan who'd never seen their father's country, had rain eight days out of the ten! That was just before your record-breaking heatwave. We, of course, would have shrugged that off, being used to 100 percent humidity and 100 degree temperatures in Tokyo. You describe yourself as a Pastor. I am active in the church, though as a layman. I worship with a small Japanese congregation on the outskirts of Tokyo. I am very active in the Alpha course movement. In fact I am currently a representative director of Alpha Japan! Perhaps you've come across this--after all, it started in the UK...

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