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2006-10-29 05:11:59 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Trivia

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The Boston Stump, The Boston stump is the tower of St Botolph’s Parish Church and at 272 ½ feet is the tallest church tower in England

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The questioner asked about the tallest tower not steeples or any other form of ecclesiastical erection. Towers are towers and Boston Stump is the tallest one of those.

2006-10-29 05:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

Tallest Churches In The World

2016-11-03 02:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The tallest church tower in England is Lincoln Cathedral.From the Middle Ages until the advent of the skyscraper, Christian churches have been among the tallest buildings in the world. Starting in 1311, when the spire of Lincoln Cathedral surpassed the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, until the Washington Monument was constructed in 1884, a succession of churches held the title of world's tallest building. Even now, particularly in Europe, churches are still some of the most dominant buildings on the landscape. If it is ever completed, which currently seems quite likely, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia will become the tallest church in the world, at 170 m (558 ft) tall.

2006-10-29 05:21:18 · answer #3 · answered by Inky Pinky Ponky 3 · 0 2

Boston Stump is the tallest parish church tower in England.

Or is it? Well, at 272 feet it's quite big, but it's definitely NOT the tallest ecclesiastical building in the UK! There are cathedrals which are bigger, and there are some parish churches which have higher steeples. I am reliably informed by a connoisseur of church towers and steeples that Louth church has a steeple which is 295ft high, which is 23ft higher than Boston Stump. And Coventry's St Michael is 299ft and before 1918 wasn't officially a cathedral! So, why do the people of Boston so proudly claim Boston Stump to be THE BIGGEST or THE TALLEST in some way? It's down to definition. Boston Stump is the tallest parish church (excluding other types of religious sites such as cathedrals, temples, and sacred pagan mountain-tops) (and also excluding other high buildings such as the Telecom Tower and Canary Wharf etc) TOWER (excluding steeples, and also excluding flagpoles, radio masts, and other altitude-enhancers) in England (excluding Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the rest of the UK, and the rest of the world). Now of course you read into this what you will. Clearly Boston does not have the highest church in England, but by careful choice of definition it has claim to a specific title. Also, however it's phrased, Boston Stump is quite big, especially in proportion to the size of the town of Boston. In a way, you can see something very typical of the town by virtue of the fact of this and the way the claim to tallness is phrased. Boston is a place that is very proud!

2006-10-29 05:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0 2

St Walburge's (Preston) spire, rising to 309 feet (94 m) is the dominant landmark in Preston and is one of the tallest structures of any sort in Lancashire. After Salisbury and Norwich Cathedrals, it is the third tallest spire in the United Kingdom, and is the tallest on a parish church.

2014-11-24 18:38:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

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2016-12-19 23:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Not sure what you meant by tower but the tallest chuch spire is Salisbury at 404 ft
According to Wikipedia the tower of Lincoln Cathedral was destroyed 1549 - if I remember correctly it was an earthquake!
St Paul's tower was destroyed by fire/lightening in 1561.
Both were taller than Salisbury but are no longer standing so they can't be counted.

2006-10-29 05:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by thecat 4 · 1 2

Salisbury Cathedral spire is 404 feet tall, if you are willing to accept spires? If not, then Boston Stump in Lincolnshire is the tallest tower and measures 272 feet .

2006-10-29 05:29:41 · answer #8 · answered by avian 5 · 0 2

Yes it's the Boston Stump, of St.Botoloph's Church in Boston Lincolnshire.

2006-10-29 05:34:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

St. Walburge s Church in Preston. 94m/309ft.

2015-07-24 05:33:51 · answer #10 · answered by Rory 2 · 0 0

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