Splendid isolation (revisited)

About this episode

The episode revisits the theme of splendid isolation, focusing on St Andrew's Church and its historical context.

W/C 9th February 2026 In between recording and note-writing Wikipedia has provided one of the answers; St Andrew's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing in an isolated position, in fields about 2 kilometres to the north of the village of Woodwalton. The isolated position of the church is thought to be due to its central location between Woodwalton Castle, a motte and bailey castle to the north, Sawtry Abbey to the west and the village settlement to the south. It is about 200 metres to the east of the East Coast Main Line and is visible from the passing trains. A picture of the church appears on the cover of the book The Nation's Favourite Churches by Andrew Barr. Oh, and it allows me to tip my hat to the Little Angels, on the week tickets have gone on sale for their reunion tour. Stay safe. Splendid Isolation - Little Angels St Andrews Church, Woodwalton Therapy For Me (or TFM as I now refer to it) is a bit of an audio curiosity. It started out as a mechanism for me to clear my head, with the hope that by saying stuff out loud it would act as a little bit of self-help. It's remains loose in style, fluid in terms of content and raw - it's a one take, press record and see…

Topics covered

• isolation
• church
• self-help
• music

Keywords

• Little Angels
• reunion tour
• Woodwalton

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Nation's Favourite Churches

Books & works: The Nation's Favourite Churches

Places: Woodwalton

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