The earliest parts of the church of St Michael and All Angels, Walford, Herefordshire, are Norman. However, the chancel, north chapel and most of the nearly detached tower date from the thirteenth century. The overall shape of the building is a delightful interlocking of volumes with the tower's verticality balancing the multiple forms and pitched roofs. It once had a spire but it was removed in 1813. I'd be interested to see how that added to or detracted from the building, especially given the fin-like low angle buttresses; it must have looked like a C20 rocket!
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
