Find Spot record MCC7018 - Church of St Barnabas, Great Tey
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 8920 2578 (point) |
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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> SEX74 MENTION: unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX11783 MENTION: Hull, MR. 1963. Essex. Vol 3, p187.
- <3> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, pp.129-130.
- <4> SCC72929 Monograph: Bettley, James and Pevsner, Nikolaus. 2007. The buildings of England: Essex. pp.420-421.
- <5> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL82NE10, 1976.
- <6> SEX61441 AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/40/10.
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Record last edited
Sep 13 2016 2:51PM