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Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, VA, circa 1930

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CemeteriesChurches
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, VA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, VA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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The Old Blandford Church stands in its grassy churchyard at Petersburg, Virginia, a brick colonial building with a steep roof, arched stained-glass windows, and a white-trimmed cornice. Old headstones fill the foreground. The church dates to 1735, and a poem said to have been found on its walls around 1841 describes the building as crumbling, with its worshippers scattered and ivy clinging to the masonry.

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PublisherPowers News Agency
Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, Va. The Old Blandford Church of Petersburg, Virginia, was built in 1735. The following lines by an unknown author were found written on its walls about 1841: Thou art crumbling to the dust, old pile: Thou art hastening to thy fall, And 'round thee in thy loneliness Clings the ivy to thy wall. The worshippers are scattered now Who knelt before thy shrine, And silence reigns where anthems rose, In days of "Auld Lang Syne."
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PublisherPowers News Agency
Series4 73616
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedPetersburg, VA
PublisherPowers News Agency, Boston, MA
NotesLinen-texture stock with visible cross-hatch grain; small printed number '4' at upper right; photo credit 'Charles Smith Studio' at lower left. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided back, linen texture, no white border; printed poem and Tichnor Bros. imprint.

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Old Blandford Church, Petersburg, VA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-blandford-church-petersburg-va-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.