Round Tower Churches - Tickets
Thu 26 Oct
|St Johns Church
There are 186 round tower churches in England. All are in East Anglia except for three in Sussex and two in Berkshire. Find out about these unusual buildings which are almost unique to the area.
Time & Location
26 Oct 2023, 14:00
St Johns Church, Broad St, Harleston IP20, UK
About the event
Round-tower churches are an architecural style found mainly in East Anglia. There are 186 such churches in England including those in a semi-ruinous condition and visible remnants of fallen towers. All are in East Anglia except for three in Sussex and two in Berkshire. It is commonly beleived that the style came about due to the lack of normal building stone, and the use of knapped flint. Corners are difficult to construct in flint, hence the thick, round walls of the towers.