Hadstock: St Botolph - detail of Saxon north doorway
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Hadstock: St Botolph - detail of Saxon north doorway
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 8 Feb 2011
The most ancient parts of this church, including the north doorway, date from the first half of the 11th century. The abstract patterns carved in the stone here and in the south wall are unusual – a sort of Anglo-Saxon art deco. The door itself is believed to be one of the oldest in England. For dendrochronological analysis of its date, see http://www.dendrochronology.net/essex.asp and for more about the church click http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-121984-church-of-st-botolph-hadstock
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Image Location
Latitude
52.078991
Longitude
0.273155