[gothicform]

the tallest surviving medieval parish church in england, st james in louth. sadly the six chapels attached to it were destroyed by a vengeful king henry VIII. nonetheless, to the tip of the spire is almost 90 metres tall, and it has the most stunning crossing of any parish church i have seen

 

[Scarecrow]

That looks amazing. Almost like it's been painted on.

 

[gothicform]

definitely. i walked in was all very "meh... it's really shit actually" expecting it to be more like boston or grantham. i didn't know at the time it had been vandalised on the orders of henry the VIII hence there's so little to the church, and then i looked up. best lantern tower i've ever seen in parish church, i guess the church commissioners trashing the place couldn't get up there.

here's the view with a brighter f1.4 50mm lens -

 

[Rob]

I've always loved Louth church, one of the most impressive non-cathedrals, also linked to happy childhood memories.