Ok so this is my first report. hope you all enjoy,

firstly ive found some history online of Old St Helen’s Church, Ore:

The former parish church of Ore, Old St Helens comprises the remains of an 11th century nave, 12th century tower and 13th century chancel, in addition to a surrounding churchyard. The church was partially dismantled in 1870 to provide building materials fro the new church. The north wall survives to a height of 3.5m and incorporates a small Saxo-Norman window and a later Gothic window. The tower is still standing to its full height. The churchyard contains many surviving 17th-19th century gravestones.

Heres a sketch i found online of what the church used to look like:


The Gravestones as we approached:





The North Wall that was mentioned above:


Heres some pictures of the surviving tower, we couldnt gain access as the windows and door were blocked with metal gates:






above door:

on rear wall:

as seen through gated door: birds have kindly redecorated:

as seen through larger window:

one of the offenders!!:

Spiral staircase behind the gate:



thanks for reading