Round-tower church - Wikipedia
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, mostly in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, six in Essex, three in Sussex and two each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshire.
Round Tower Churches Society
A 28-page, full-colour guide, listing all the round tower churches in England, is now available – see below for details. The Round Tower Churches Society (RTCS) was established in 1973 to help preserve these churches and to explore their origins and history.
Listing Round Tower Churches
Jack Sterry’s guides: His four illustrated guides list tours to round tower churches, with maps and instructions about how to reach the churches. Four surviving round towers are included in Nicholas Grove’s The Medieval Churches of the City of Norwich.
Find by Map - Round Tower Churches Society
Essex round tower church gets vital funds from Heritage Lottery Fund; Latest e-edition of The Round Tower sent to members and update of final 2024 tour; Urgent – VAT relief scheme for church conservation projects may be at risk; Lottery Heritage Fund awards St Peter’s Church Forncett more than £630,000
Pentlow St Gregory & St George's Round Tower Church • Essex
St Gregory and St George's in Pentlow is one of six Round Tower Churches in Essex. It has a 12th century square font, and some fine memorials.
Rest of England - The Round Tower Churches of Europe
Essex Churches. In this section, you will find the six Round Tower Churches in Essex: Bardfield Saling St Peter & Paul to South Ockendon St Nicholas
Great Leighs St Mary's Round Tower Church • Essex
St Mary's in Great Leighs is one of six Round Tower Churches in Essex. It has a fine 12th century west doorway to the tower, with chevron patterns in its round arch.
Essex Churches - Saffron Walden to Twinstead
One of the most interesting features of churches in Essex is the extraordinary variety of towers, steeples and spires, and this section of church photos contains many remarkable examples. South Ockendon Round Tower. The oldest is the massive, plain and squat Norman tower of Stambourne church.
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The most striking feature is its round tower, one of just six in Essex and said to be the best. Built from flint, roman tiles and conglomerate two thousand years ago its condition is a tribute to the care and skill of countless generations of worshippers. The base of this tower is Saxon in origin with a door from Norman times inserted about 1100AD.
The Foxearth & District Local History Society | # The Round …
# The Round Towered Churches of Essex There are six ancient Essex churches with round towers in Essex. Bardfield Saling St Peter and St Paul dating from 1380. Broomfield St Mary, with a Saxon tower;...