medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> 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
'Tower' is a generic ringing term and covers church structures with bells in
them from this
http://www.stiles-genealogy.co.uk/places/j-bratton.asp
to this http://www.freshford.com/christchurch.htm
and this http://www.astoft.co.uk/Dscn1913-levmid1.20-u2-540-u0.5.JPG
but not this
http://www.astoft.co.uk/Dscn1913-levmid1.20-u2-540-u0.5.JPG
Anne
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