Find Spot record MCC7018 - Church of St Barnabas, Great Tey

Summary

Much Roman brick and tile built into the church, especially in the pre-Conquest tower.

Location

Grid reference TL 8920 2578 (point)
Map sheet TL82NE
County ESSEX
Civil Parish GREAT TEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

Much Roman brick and tile built into the church, especially in the tower.<1><2> The four stages of the central tower are divided externally by projecting courses of Roman brick. The second stage has in the E wall externally two round-headed recesses or panels of Roman brick. The N and S walls have two groups each of two similar recesses forming a wall arcade. The third stage has in each wall two round-headed windows partly of stone, partly of Roman brick. The bell-chamber has in each wall three windows; the middle one is of two round-headed lights with a central column, with a voluted or cushion capital with a Roman brick abacus. Walls of the church are flint rubble mixed with Roman bricks and some freestone.<3> Much Roman brick used for dressings in tower (Roman brick quoins).<4> Considerable amount of Roman brick and tile in all walls of church. Possibly taken from the (Scheduled) Roman villa recorded c.500m to the SW (NHLE no. 1013516).<5><6>

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> MENTION: unknown. unknown. SMR.
  • <2> MENTION: Hull, MR. 1963. Essex. Vol 3, p187.
  • <3> DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, pp.129-130.
  • <4> Monograph: Bettley, James and Pevsner, Nikolaus. 2007. The buildings of England: Essex. pp.420-421.
  • <5> RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL82NE10, 1976.
  • <6> AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/40/10.

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Sep 13 2016 2:51PM

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