church photography

Remembrance Poppy Display – St Annes Parish Church

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Photo of St Annes Church in Lytham St Annes with a cascade of red poppies flowing from the tower for Remembrance Day
Drone photo of St Annes Church in Lytham St Annes with a cascade of red poppies flowing from the tower for Remembrance Day

Today we remember - those who paid the ultimate price 🎖️,

and the many, many more who’ve quietly checked themselves out since.

You are not forgotten.

Those still fighting their battles.

You are not on your own.

Please talk.

Each year, the Remembrance period brings a powerful stillness to communities across the UK — a pause to reflect on the lives lost in conflict. This striking poppy display at St Annes Parish Church does exactly that.

Thousands of handmade poppies cascade from the church tower to the ground, symbolising the ongoing flow of remembrance from generation to generation. Seen from above, the red trail cuts through the old brickwork and gravestones — a vivid reminder of sacrifice and resilience.

The installation was created by local volunteers, each poppy representing care, memory, and community effort.

Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church – Drone Photography in Angus

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Drone photograph of Montrose Old and St Andrew’s Church in Angus, Scotland, showing its tall spire above the town’s skyline.

The spire of Montrose Old and St Andrew's Church is one of the defining features of the Angus town's skyline. The current building dates from the late 18th century, with the distinctive steeple added in 1834. From street level it is striking; from the air the relationship between the church and the surrounding town becomes much clearer.

These drone photographs were taken to show the church in its wider urban setting — the way the spire anchors the High Street, the surrounding rooflines and the grid of the town below. The aerial perspective reveals the church's scale relative to the streets around it in a way that ground-level photography cannot.

Montrose itself has a long history as a trading port and market town, and the church reflects the civic ambition of a prosperous Angus community. It remains a working parish church and a significant local landmark.

This shoot is part of a continuing series on historic churches and town landmarks across Scotland

This work adds to my series on churches, using drone photography to show how historic buildings shape and define modern townscapes.