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Gloucestershire Travel Guide - St Martin de Tours Church, Woolstone A personal guide to Historic churches in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds. |
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Woolstone - St Martin de ToursThe Leaning Tower So pronounced did the leaning tower become that Italian engineers were called in, and in 1970 they inserted a number of long steel rods set in concrete beneath the tower. The rods were criss-crossed to spread the load, and went down to a depth of up to 40 feet. There is no evidence of this mechanical underpinning visible, but it must have worked, for the tower is still standing - and it is still leaning! Medieval Murder But the Yorkist soldiers cared nothing for convention; they entered the church and slew their prey. We do not know where the murders took place, but we do know the consequences. The parishoners of Woolstone refused to worship in St Martin de Tours until it was reconsecrated. This was eventually done, and there are two reminders of this dark episode in the shape of re-dedication crosses. One can be found on the exterior north west buttress of the tower, and the other on the south east wall of the sanctuary. (See photo below.)
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