The Leaning Tower of err.... Dry Doddington!

I went on a bike ride with Mr. Beecham today - he of cycling and modelling prowess. It was a great day to cycle with little wind and a nice temperature and Mr. B is fantastic company. I led the way with a route taking in places he had not been before. We were a bit off the beaten track and luckily this ford had a footbridge at the side of it. Despite the drought the river was about a foot deep across the ford which is a bit much going through on a bike.

I am always amazed at what we as a country sign. I think it is pretty obvious that there is no depth to dive or jump without hitting the concrete but we seem to need to put a sign up just in case!

Moving on we arrived at a village called Dry Doddington. The village is famous for a few things as the sign highlights.

However the most obvious is the church tower which lens. Thye village is built on clay and the shrinkage with dryness has led to the tower leaning with a tilt greater than the leaning tower of Pisa!

Although there  ahs been work over recent years to stabilise the lean the drought of this year has seen further subsidence but this time in the main part of the building.

Sad as it is I suspect that the church will reamin standing - it has done so since 1654 as the carved stone states next to the door.

Moving on to a nearby village you can tell you are away from the night life of the towns and cities as the hand written sign shows! Despite having a road named Town Street the village is small and sleepy!

£2 seems like a bargain even if you have to bring your won food and drink! Unfortunately I have other plans that evening!