Botolphs
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View of St Botolph’s Church (AKA Boston Stump) in Boston, Lincolnshire. / /
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View of Boston Stump in Boston, Lincolnshire. / /
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Detail of Boston Stump in Boston, Lincolnshire. / /
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A view of Boston Stump in Boston, Lincolnshire. / /
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This is a view of the tower of the tallest and one of the most curious parish churches in England; St Botolph’s in the town of Boston in Lincolnshire. The name Boston is actualy a shortened version of “Botolph’s Stone” or “Botolph’s Town”. Since the Pilgrims who fled to America founded the city of Boston, Massachusetts, it’s essentially this church that gave Boston its name. / For many centuries the tower, that can be seen for many miles around, has been called Boston Stump or The Stump by locals. It is 272 feet tall and 40 foot wide.
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This is a panoramic view looking eastward over Boston and the surrounding Lincolnshire countryside taken from the top of Boston Stump (St Botolph’s parish church). The Tower of Boston Stump took 70 years to construct and is 272 feet high. This photograph was taken from the second balcony of the tower at 197 feet and is reached by a small, poorly lit and claustraphobic circular stairwell (I only mention this because I had to climb it with my camera and tripod – it nearly finished me off!) / / The special association with America began in 1607 when a group of Puritans, later to become known as the Pilgrim Fathers, seeking religious freedom planned to sail from Boston to Holland in a Dutch ship. The Captain, however, informed against them and seven pilgrims were imprisoned in the Guildhall (the castle-like building at the bottom left) before being tried at Lincoln. In 1630, ten years after the sailing of the “Mayflower”, Boston citizens landed in New England and set up a colony which they named “Boston”.
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This is the west entrance to St Botolph’s parish church in Boston (Known as Boston Stump). Its 700 years old and looks like it could do with a lick of paint, but then it is made of English oak and painting it would be an act of pure vandalism. Just think 700 years is roughly 21 generations… 21… That means that when the local carpenters were building this door, my Great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great Grandfather was probably looking at my Great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great Grandmother with a glint in his eye and somewhat impure thoughts. All I can say is … ‘Thanks Gramps…Good plan!’. :o) As an afterthought I just realized that English oak takes between 250 to 350 years to grow into a mature tree… which means that the wood in that door is roughly 1000 years old!!!
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The first English Augustinian priory church, founded at the end of the eleventh century from the Anglo-Saxon minster community of Colchester. Only the ruined remains of the nave survive today, under the care of English Heritage. An excellent article on the history of the priory can be found here
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St Botolphs Church, Boston Lincolnshire UK 700 years old this year!
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Mike Rudling @ British TT Championship 06/09/09 EOS450d 1/80s f/9.0 ISO200
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