Gargoyles - St Andrew - Roudham, Norfolk
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Gargoyles at the top of the tower of the ruined church of St Andrew, Roudham.
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Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/29/2016
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Gargoyles at the top of the tower of the ruined church of St Andrew, Roudham.
"The church was destroyed by fire in 1736. The story goes that workmen repairing the tower accidentally set fire to the thatched roof. The middle years of the 18th century were not a good time to be burned down; the Church of England was going through something of a low point, and the building was abandoned.
St Andrew has one of those south-west towers that form porches, and which are more common around Ipswich and to the north-west of Fakenham. It stands pretty well complete, albeit now as a hollow shell. Above the south doorway is a niche and a large round soundhole."
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