Hopton with Brotherton St Margaret?s church ruin
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Hopton with Brotherton St Margaret?s church ruin
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 18 Mar 2007
SW TM 530999 18/3/07 This ruin was created when the church burned down (the heating stove went out of control) on a cold January 2nd 1865. The church and tower is 14th c. and the east window still shows the typical tracery for that period. The roof was thatched, which obviously contributed to the ferocity of the fire. Although the tower still stands at its full height the structure is covered in ivy and detail cannot be seen. The nave was served by a north door without a porch. The west tower is offset to the south corner of the nave allowing an unobstructed west nave window. The font was described as ‘curiously sculptured’ it would be nice to know where it is today, if it survived. The hamlet of Brotherton, which was to the west of Hopton, was consolidated with Hopton many centuries ago.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.538134
Longitude
1.729368