2011

TF3244 : View from St Botolph's - River Witham in the town

taken 12 years ago, near to Boston, Lincolnshire, England

View from St Botolph's - River Witham in the town
View from St Botolph's - River Witham in the town
The River Witham threads its way through Boston town centre. The bridge seen nearest us is a footbridge which links the centre of Boston (on the left) to the western side of town next to the Police Station (off image to the right) and to Kwik Save - the large building with the red sign. Beyond this can be seen the much more substantial Town Bridge (see TF3244 : View from St Botolph's - Town Bridge).
Some way south of the scene here, but still within the environs of Boston, the Witham is joined by the man-made South Forty Foot Drain which carries much the same volume of water as the Witham I would guess, and they flow out of Boston as The Haven - see TF3244 : View from St Botolph's - Market Place and southeast
St Botolph's - Climbing the tower

If you are feeling energetic you can climb about 2/3 the way up Boston's famous landmark - the tower of St Botolph's church, known as The Stump.
There are over 200 steps to ascend to the gallery, and slightly fewer (but still over 200) to descend via a different staircase. The spiral staircases are in two halves each of about 100 steps, the higher rise being far narrower than the lower one. The rise and pitch of the individual steps varies and my thigh muscles were complaining by the time I got to the gallery ! As the tower is 272' tall, the gallery must be at about 180' elevation.
The views from the gallery are excellent, and apparently on a clear day such as this can be over 30 miles over the surrounding very flat countryside. At the time of our visit the northern walkway was closed off as the parapet wall was damaged - and you really wouldn't want to plummet from this height I can assure you!


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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 November, 2011
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 3270 4405 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:58.6427N 0:1.5055W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 3265 4418
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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