A combination of a legacy and a marked reduction in grants to churches boosted the Society’s total funds by more than £15,000. Nik Chapman, treasurer, presented the annual accounts for the year to March 31, 2022, to an almost record … Continued
A study day will be held in October – the first for almost four years, said the chairman, Stuart Bowell. In a brief summary to Round Tower Churches Society members at the 48th annual meeting, which was held at Seething … Continued
Enthusiastic fundraisers for St Michael and All Angels, Geldeston, have planned an event including a guided tour of the round tower church. On Monday, June 27 between 5pm and 8pm, there will be guided tours of the church. Booking is … Continued
Author and authority on East Anglia’s churches, Roy Tricker, will be talking about the history of St Mary’s, Rickinghall Inferior, on Friday, May 13. All are welcome to his free lecture, which starts at 7pm. Donations will be welcome, which … Continued
A three-year “drought” of church tours will end on Sunday, April 24 with the return of the popular guided visits. Norfolk Church Tours, which started more than half a century ago, resumes in Breckland, after the enforced break caused by … Continued
Two round tower churches in Norfolk and north Suffolk have been awarded £9,000 towards restoration costs of more than £110,000. The Round Tower Churches Society has now given a total of £48,000 to help repair the fabric of a dozen … Continued
Piddinghoe, St John One of the three round tower churches in Sussex at Piddinghoe originally had a circular churchyard. In 1882, it was enlarged to its present shape. The Society’s founder, Bill Goode, in his 1994 book, Round Tower Churches … Continued
A high-level inspection of the round tower at a Broadland church will be carried out later this spring. It is also planned to fit an extended water chute to throw water away from the tower of St Peter’s, Repps-cum-Bastwick. One … Continued
Revd Dacre Barrett-Lennard’s restoration of Aldham church by Sue Andrews When the new rector of a Suffolk round tower church arrived in 1881, he took over what was “a thorough ruin,” writes Sue Andrews. He devoted five years to restoring … Continued
Round Tower Churches Society’s Saturday 2022 tours May, Saturday, 7 – 10am Denton, Topcroft and Seething. The Society’s annual meeting will be held at Seething village hall, 2.15pm. All members are welcome to attend the annual meeting. The following summer … Continued