Tailer's Family - journeying!
Project:- England - Norfolk: Dereham and Wymondham
Wymondham Pron. Win-dum Abbey.
when the central crossing tower became unsafe in the late 14th century and had to be taken down, the Priory rebuilt it to the west of the crossing, actually within the nave. This is the east tower that you see today, now a shell. In turn, the parish extended the church further west, demolishing the two west towers and replacing them with the massive structure you see today. It really is huge; although it is not as tall as the church tower at Cromer, its solidity lends it a vastness not sensed there.
east tower: looking up When the new east tower was built, the western face of it cut off the nave from the chancel, creating two separate spaces. When the west tower was built, it blocked off the former west window between the old towers. Because of this, Wymondham is the only medieval parish church in Norfolk, and one of the few in England, that has no window at either end.
"http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/wymondham/wymondhamcofe.htm"
(Flickr Interestingness no. 372 on 25th March, 2008.)
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Perhaps this is the point to thank you all for your support over this latest Project.
The next Project to start in a few days time will be in Italy:
"Project:- Italy - Rome"
Rome is a huge place with a tremendous wealth of sites to explore, that this trip is but a taster. I hope, one day, to return and explore just a little bit more! - but do come and see what I found this time!
Project:- England - Norfolk: Dereham and Wymondham
Wymondham Pron. Win-dum Abbey.
when the central crossing tower became unsafe in the late 14th century and had to be taken down, the Priory rebuilt it to the west of the crossing, actually within the nave. This is the east tower that you see today, now a shell. In turn, the parish extended the church further west, demolishing the two west towers and replacing them with the massive structure you see today. It really is huge; although it is not as tall as the church tower at Cromer, its solidity lends it a vastness not sensed there.
east tower: looking up When the new east tower was built, the western face of it cut off the nave from the chancel, creating two separate spaces. When the west tower was built, it blocked off the former west window between the old towers. Because of this, Wymondham is the only medieval parish church in Norfolk, and one of the few in England, that has no window at either end.
"http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/wymondham/wymondhamcofe.htm"
(Flickr Interestingness no. 372 on 25th March, 2008.)
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Perhaps this is the point to thank you all for your support over this latest Project.
The next Project to start in a few days time will be in Italy:
"Project:- Italy - Rome"
Rome is a huge place with a tremendous wealth of sites to explore, that this trip is but a taster. I hope, one day, to return and explore just a little bit more! - but do come and see what I found this time!