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Photographs of the Spire at Christ Church, Swindon, Wiltshire
The spire is very tall and difficult to photograph from our position on the ground. The spire comes from the square tower at its base and holds a peal of 10 bells - if you would like to hear them, there are various recordings on You Tube. A few years ago the Friends of Christ Church raised an inspiring £370,000 for necessary repair work to the spire. Wow! Well done everybody.
The tower and spire can be floodlit for a donation, usually to remember somebody or an anniversary. In November 2018 the world remembered the sacrifices made during the Great War one hundred years earlier and in the days preceding the anniversary it was lit to remember in particular those who are named on the war memorials in Christ Church and those who are buried in the churchyard. On the 10th November 2018 it was flooded in red and the bells rang out to the whole of Swindon. We have a few more photos of this event: More photographs
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The west side of the tower
Photo No: 2312 Size: 525k
Photo Date: September 2004
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Photo No: 0543 Size: 1161k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 0538 Size: 793k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 1929 Size: 1081k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 2261 Size: 686k
Photo Date: July 2017
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West and north sides
Photo No: 1199 Size: 566k
Photo Date: August 2004
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North side
Photo No: 1933 Size: 667k
Photo Date: July 2011
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North side
Photo No: 1936 Size: 656k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 1930 Size: 1094k
Photo Date: July 2011
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All around this level are these carvings
Photo No: 0537 Size: 281k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 1932 Size: 873k
Photo Date: July 2011
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East and north sides
Photo No: 1935 Size: 844k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 2264 Size: 1322k
Photo Date: July 2017
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South and east sides
Photo No: 1934 Size: 468k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 2266 Size: 1074k
Photo Date: July 2017
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Photo No: 2268 Size: 936k
Photo Date: July 2017
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Photo No: 1931 Size: 1110k
Photo Date: July 2011
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Photo No: 2265 Size: 1309k
Photo Date: July 2017
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Lit up to remember those on the war memorial and who were buried in the churchyard of the Great War
Photo No: 2313 Size: 781k
Photo Date: November 2018
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Remembering all who died in the Great War
Photo No: 2314 Size: 612k
Photo Date: November 2018
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