"Emergency buttresses"

The church tower in yesterday’s blip belongs to the church in Cirencester and is called a “Wool Church” because it was largely funded by the powerful wool merchants who were amongst the most wealthy people of the time
It is believed that there was a church in Cirencester established by the Romans in about 300 AD.  A Saxon church which was built around 700 AD was demolished in 1117 and replaced with a Norman church with an abbey nearby. Further building took part in 1240 and 1520 and much of the church dates from then.
The setting sun casts its rays on the west tower which was begun in 1400 following The Wars of the Roses. Henry IV seized the assets of the rebellious Earls of Kent and Salisbury and donated the proceeds to build the tower .to thank the people of Cirencester for their support.  When it was discovered that the foundations were built over a filled-in Roman ditch and the tower was sinking the huge spur buttresses were built as an emergency measure in 1405, over 600 years ago. 
This “Cathedral of the Cotswolds” is one of the largest and most elegant churches in Britain with much of interest inside.


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