Boston and the Church of St Botolph - The Stump
Just a few minutes away from our village of Kirton is the town of Boston, one of our main destinations for this holiday. The town is famous for having possible the largest parish church in the UK - The Stump, as it known. It`s actually St Botolphs. It has been referred to as "Boston Stump" since it was constructed. The current main church building was started 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. It rises to a height of 272 feet and is topped by a superb octagonal lantern, somewhat reminiscent of that at Ely Cathedral. The effect of the tower architecture is breath-taking at first viewing. Whenever you are near Boston, and obviouly while you are in the town, the church dominates the skyline - it is magnificent. So to start with, here are a few images of the beautiful building. A couple of riverside image of the Stump As you can s...