554 BURGHWALLIS CHURCH
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 746155.20
Summary
Postcard - 544 BURGHWALLIS CHURCH Printed in black ink on the reverse, in the centre 'POST CARD.' Underneath on the left 'THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR PRINTED OR WRITTEN MATTER FOR INLAND USE ONLY' and to the right 'ONLY THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE' There is a space for a stamp that reads 'INLAND 1/2d. FOREIGN 1d.' The church of St. Helen at Burghwallis is notable for the unique combination of large quoins with 'herring-bone' style masonry in the walls. Although no church was mentioned in the 'Domesday Survey' of 1086 there are several features that point to a pre-Conquest origin for the foundation. "The megalithic side-alternate quoins ... are an ... indication of pre-Conquest work but do not allow a more specific dating. ... It has been classed to the Saxon period 'C' (950-1100 AD) on the evidence of its simple plan, plain square plinth, quoins and wall thickness."
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.