medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 16/08/2010 16:45, Anne Willis wrote: > > ahhh, the *spire* > > why didn't you say so. > > no, that's very late indeed. > > well beyond Hildie's time, and closer to Madonna's. > > nobody cares about spires. > > except for weird people. > > c > > > Oh dear, that condemns all ringers! > > (I will admit to never seeing an English tower like that, but then I might > not have been to the right place)) Not the tower - the spire. You *must* have seen a lot like that. I call it a chamfered spire - but I gather that we're supposed to call it a "splay-foot" spire. John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html