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The Buttress with the past water levels carved upon it.
Sunday 2 November 2014
BOSTON STUMP.
St Botolph`s church is a parish church in Boston, Lincolnshire, England and is notable for its extraordinarily tall medieval tower, known as the Boston Stump. The tower is approximately 272 feet high and can be seen for miles around. For the last one hundred and thirty odd years there have only been 26 bells at the stump, 15 carillon bells, 10 bells hung for full circle ringing and the sanctuary bell. The tower became important again in World War II, when Lincolnshire was known as bomber county, for it`s proliferation of air bases. British and American pilots would use the stump as a signpost to guide them back to base. Although climate change has now led to lower levels of the river Haven, 500 years ago when Boston was at it`s zenith, the river would have flooded regularly. The buttress on the south - west corner of the tower has been used for keeping a record of the heights and dates of flooding of the river that runs past it. (see my photo ).
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There is no doubt about it; I love this kind of architecture. And, the Stump just adds more to it. The main area of the church reminds me some of the cathedral the Pillars of the Earth was about. It has some supporting outside parts for more structural integrity. The cathedral of Pillars had outer arches supporting the walls but the theory is the same. Too bad you couldn’t make those cars go away. They just take away from the appearance of the place. Well done, my friend! Good photos as always! Dave
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