The Stump

Decided to have a go at this week's Mono Monday ..... as you probably know I not comfortable with B&W photography but thought it was about time I had another try!

Thanks to jensphotos for hosting .... theme Landmark :-)

St Botolph's Church taken from the riverbank.


A jewel among English parish churches,  St Botolph's church is an iconic landmark on the skyline of Lincolnshire. It is one of the country's largest and most historically significant churches. Its famous medieval tower, known as Boston Stump dominates the skyline for miles around and for centuries has acted as a beacon for travellers.

Botolph was a 7th-century Saxon missionary who preached in the area and founded a church here. The town of Boston takes its name from a version of 'Botolph's Town' (or, alternatively, 'Botolph's Stone').

Botolph's church was replaced by a Norman church in stone, and this, in turn, was replaced by the current church building around the year 1309. The main body of the church was complete by 1390, but at that time the church had no tower.

The famous tower was built in stages between 1425 and completed by 1510, known as Boston Stump, is 272.5 feet (83 metres) high. It is the tallest parish church tower (exclusive of spire) in England.

In the early 17th century the church and its growing puritan congregation played a prominent role in early colonisation of America along with its then vicar, Reverend John Cotton. Cotton and a significant part of his congregation left Boston in the 1630s to become among the founders and early leaders of the Massachusetts Colony. During the English Civil War parliamentarian forces were quartered in the church, and you can still see traces of horse rings on the pillars and musket ball holes in the stonework.

During the World Wars, the tower of St Botolph’s was used by British pilots as a marker to navigate. It is thought that it was also used as a navigation mark by the Luftwaffe, hence it was not attacked.

Hope you like our rather famous local landmark :-)

Stay safe everyone :-)