Magazine Archive 2022
March 2022 June 2022
Two churches receive £9,000 in latest repair grants
Two round tower churches in Norfolk and north Suffolk have been awarded £9,000 towards restoration costs of more than £110,000. The Round Tower Churches Society has now given a total of £48,000 to help repair the fabric of a dozen … Continued
Colour photographs of one of three Sussex round tower churches
posted in: Lewes, St Michael, News, Piddinghoe, St John the Evangelist, Southease, Sussex, St Peter's |
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Piddinghoe, St John One of the three round tower churches in Sussex at Piddinghoe originally had a circular churchyard. In 1882, it was enlarged to its present shape. The Society’s founder, Bill Goode, in his 1994 book, Round Tower Churches … Continued
Tower inspection could help resolve water problems at Broadland church
A high-level inspection of the round tower at a Broadland church will be carried out later this spring. It is also planned to fit an extended water chute to throw water away from the tower of St Peter’s, Repps-cum-Bastwick. One … Continued
Victorian restoration of Suffolk church completed in five years
Revd Dacre Barrett-Lennard’s restoration of Aldham church by Sue Andrews When the new rector of a Suffolk round tower church arrived in 1881, he took over what was “a thorough ruin,” writes Sue Andrews. He devoted five years to restoring … Continued
Church tours set for spring return in 2022
posted in: Ashmanhaugh, St Swithin, Beeston St Lawrence, Brandiston, St Nicholas, Denton, Saint Mary's, Edingthorpe, All Saints, Gissing, Saint Mary, Long Stratton, Saint Mary's Church, Morton on the Hill, Saint Margaret, News, Roydon, Saint Remigius, Seething, St Margaret and St Remigius Church, Shimpling, Saint George, Stuston, All Saints, Taverham, Saint Edmund's, Topcroft, Saint Margaret's, Wortham, St Mary |
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Round Tower Churches Society’s Saturday 2022 tours May, Saturday, 7 – 10am Denton, Topcroft and Seething. The Society’s annual meeting will be held at Seething village hall, 2.15pm. All members are welcome to attend the annual meeting. The following summer … Continued
Beachamwell church fire makes headlines around the country
Exactly one month ago, St Mary’s Church, Beachamwell, was ablaze. As widely reported, the fire on Wednesday, February 2 destroyed the core of the church but left the smoke-stained round tower standing. The satirical fortnightly Private Eye’s influential architectural and … Continued