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Round tower churches East Anglia.
After a recent visit to Norfolk I happened upon a most delightful church which had a round tower entirely constructed out of flint bound in mortar. Intrigued I made sketches and took photographs and after further research returned to Norfolk the following year. Having researched and mapped over 30 similar churches I was able to sketch and photograph 29 of these over three days with a view to making a series of watercolour studies.
Many of these “round towers” are Saxon in origin and are only found in East Anglia – mainly in Norfolk. The primary reason for this is due to the lack of indigenous stone suitable for building apart from flint. To build square towers a stronger stone is needed for the corners and so the towers were built round.
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After a recent visit to Norfolk I happened upon a most delightful church which had a round tower entirely constructed out of flint bound in mortar. Intrigued I made sketches and took photographs and after further research returned to Norfolk the following year. Having researched and mapped over 30 similar churches I was able to sketch and photograph 29 of these over three days with a view to making a series of watercolour studies.
Many of these “round towers” are Saxon in origin and are only found in East Anglia – mainly in Norfolk. The primary reason for this is due to the lack of indigenous stone suitable for building apart from flint. To build square towers a stronger stone is needed for the corners and so the towers were built round.
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Copyright Peter Jarvis 2011.
Pete Jarvis quietly gets on with creating beauty out of the more or less accidental beauties of Southampton's architectural heritage. King John's palace is a masterpiece of quietly stated craftsmanship which calls for meditative concentration. Detail and overall design are finely balanced to produce the most satisfying work of art.
Professor Edward Chaney
St Peter, Forncett St Peter, May 2011
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