St Mary the Virgin

The Church that was just out of shot on my last post, St Mary the Virgin, Witney, Oxfordshire:

St Mary the Virgin, Witney, Ox.  
The village of Witney was an important place back in medieval times - on account of the wool trade, apparently.
Spotmatic/28mm/FP4/Foma133.

It was challenging to make this anything other than a shot of a church, which can be pretty boring in spite of the obvious architectural interest in a building of 800+ years of age and with a 156ft spire.  I opted to include the 'yellow’ box in the foreground of the shot, as it looked freshly painted and oh-so-out-of-keeping with the rest of the place.  For car drivers in the UK, a yellow box means Do not enter unless your exit is clear.  I guess some inconsiderate drivers were blocking pedestrian access to the church on days of worship.  It seems a shame that it had to be introduced as it stuck out like a sore thumb among the greenery and muted tones of the local stonework.