Took these two photoes this morning on our way back from Brenda and Warren's, with whom we'd been having coffee and cake. It's of a tiny church, but as it stands on a small hill, it looks bigger than it is. Like most East Anglian round towered churches the tower is thought to be older than the rest of the church, probably built as a defence against the vikings over a thousand years ago. The windows in the tower are probably later additions. Inside the church, now set into the wall, is part of a very old grave slab with Celtic interlaced strapwork, which rather bears out the supposed date of the tower. The name of the parish in which the church stands is,rather aptly, Aldham. Must knock off now; got a letter to write. Goodnight all.
Took these two photoes this morning on our way back from Brenda and Warren's, with whom we'd been having coffee and cake. It's of a tiny church, but as it stands on a small hill, it looks bigger than it is. Like most East Anglian round towered churches the tower is thought to be older than the rest of the church, probably built as a defence against the vikings over a thousand years ago. The windows in the tower are probably later additions. Inside the church, now set into the wall, is part of a very old grave slab with Celtic interlaced strapwork, which rather bears out the supposed date of the tower. The name of the parish in which the church stands is,rather aptly, Aldham. Must knock off now; got a letter to write. Goodnight all.
3 comments:
I just love the proportions of those round-towers - always wanted to live in a house with one on the end.
Yes, and jolly handy things to have if the Danes come a-viking.
Dang those Danes, Ragnar Hairy Pants and Ivor the Boneless were terrible trouble makers, but Canute was kind of cute.
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