St. MARY'S CHURCH, bramber, Sussex. Son unique flèche silex helm rhénane/tour de 1050ad a saxe-recyclés tuiles romaines autour des fenêtres.

• Contributeur: Roger Bamber / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: BEB5JP
• Taille du fichier: 48,1 MB (2,2 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 5029 x 3341 px | 42,6 x 28,3 cm | 16,8 x 11,1 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 16 juillet 2009
• Lieu: St. Marys Church in Sompting, near Worthing, West Sussex, England UK Britain

Informations supplémentaires

The Saxon St. Marys Church in Sompting, near Worthing, West Sussex. The church of St Mary, Sompting, is well known as one of the best-preserved Anglo-Saxon churches in England and dates back to about 960AD. It is mentioned in the Domesday book. The principal - and most distinctive - feature is the Anglo-Saxon tower, or spire, built of flint, local stone and around the windows, terracotta tiles recycled by the Saxon builders from an abandoned Roman villa. The tower is capped by a diamond-shaped roof, known as a 'Rhenish Helm' or 'Rhineland Helmet'. This is the only one of its type remaining in Britain. The framework is square, with a four-sided pyramid rising to a central mast. The helm was re-shingled in 1984 and samples of the timber frame were sent for radio carbon dating and tree-ring dating, identifying the wood as 14th-century oak.

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