Enligt text på fotot: "Valbo Ryrs kyrka, Dalsland. 19/6 1923".

Johansson, Johan

Valbo Ryr’s church is scenic, with a view of Lake Viken. It is built in a Florentine style of building and designed by architect Adrian Pettersson. The church was commissioned in 1903. The altar board from 1747 has previously been in the old church, which was on a hill about 300 meters west of the present. Among the inventories, the baptismal find, in the limestone, dates from the 1200th century. It is adorned with arcade arches, lily motifs and a couple of animal pictures in relief. In the roof hangs a chandelier from the early 1800s, O Bohemian crystal. It is also worth mentioning a male saint, dressed as a deacon, a sculpture in oak from the 14th century. In addition, the church has two seats of birch, in the Gustavian style (with a beam in the backrest) from the 17th century. A basket organ from Magnusson’s organ building AB has replaced the original organ by Lothar Straubel. Source: “Our Churches p. 506.” ISBN 91-971561-08