ST6899 : Church of St Mary the Virgin, Berkeley

near to Berkeley, Gloucestershire, Great Britain

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Berkeley
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Berkeley
The Minster Church in Berkeley has many unusual and interesting features. One of the most obvious externally is that, as can be seen here, the church bell tower (the current one dating from 1753) is separate from the main body of the church. There are various stories as to why it was built this way however the most practical is that due to the main church's close proximity to Berkeley Castle this arrangement would prevent enemies using the church tower to fire in to the castle.
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ST6899, 12 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
David Stowell   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 October, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 October, 2007
Category
Church   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 684 990 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:41.3315N 2:27.5116W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 684 990
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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