List of twisted spires

A crooked spire, (also known as a twisted spire) is a tower that, through accident or design, contains a twist or does not point perfectly straight upwards. There are about a hundred bell towers of this type in Europe.

Main article: Crooked spire
A designed twist in the spire of old western town gate of Duderstadt in Germany
An unintended crooked spire on St Mary's Church in England

Austria Austria
  1. Alpbach, Tyrol - Saint Oswald
  2. Bad Ischl, Upper Austria - Saint Nicholas
  3. Mayrhofen, Tyrol - church
  4. Oetz, Imst - Saints George & Nicholas
  5. Virgen, Lienz - church
  6. Wagrain, St. Johann im Pongau District - Saint Rupert
  7. Zell am Ziller, Schwaz - Saint Guy

Belgium Belgium
  1. Baelen, Liège - Saint Paul
  2. Herve, Liège Province - Saint John the Baptist
  3. Jalhay, Liège Province - Saint Michael
  4. Jodoigne, Walloon Brabant - Chapel of Notre Dame du Marche
  5. Lierneux, Liège Province - church
  6. Limbourg, Liège Province - Saint Lambert
  7. Leernes, Hainaut Province - Saint Martin
  8. Marchin, Liège Province - parish church
  9. Polleur, Theux - Saint Jacques
  10. Roosdaal, Flemish Brabant - xiiie siècle
  11. Sart-lez-Spa, Jalhay - Saint Lambert
  12. Verlaine, Liège Province - Saint Remy

Canada Canada
  1. Clarke's Head, Newfoundland and Labrador - Christ Church

Denmark Denmark
  1. Copenhagen - Stock Exchange
  2. Copenhagen - Church of Our Saviour

England England
  1. Barnstaple, Devon - St. Peter's church
  2. Chesterfield, Derbyshire - Church of St Mary and All Saints
  3. Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire - St Mary's Church
  4. Clitheroe, Lancashire - Church of St Mary Magdalene
  5. Ermington, Devon - Church of St Peter and St Paul [1]
  6. Ewhurst Green, East Sussex - St James's Church
  7. Hadleigh, Suffolk - Church of St Mary

France France
  1. Aignay-le-Duc, Côte-d'Or - Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul
  2. Angiens, Seine-Maritime - church
  3. Attignat, Ain - Saint Loup
  4. Aubigny-sur-Nère, Cher - tower
  5. Auppegard, Seine-Maritime - Church of St. Pierre
  6. Auxonne, Côte-d'Or - Notre Dame
  7. Barran, Gers - College of St Jean Baptiste
  8. Boësses, Loiret - church
  9. Boulancourt, Seine-et-Marne - Saint Denis
  10. Bourges, Cher - Bell tower
  11. Breuvannes-en-Bassigny, Haute-Marne - Saint George
  12. Bures-en-Bray, Seine-Maritime - Saint Aignan
  13. Ceyzériat, Ain - Saint Laurent
  14. Châteauroux, Indre - Lucarne
  15. Cheffes, Maine-et-Loire - church
  16. Chemiré-sur-Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire - Church of Saint Jacques
  17. Courcelles-Chaussy, Lorraine - Tower
  18. Coussay-les-Bois, Vienne - Saint Martin
  19. Dinéault, Finistère - Arrow tower
  20. Distré, Maine-et-Loire - Church of Saint Julien
  21. Dohis, Aisne - church of the Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge
  22. Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis - tower
  23. Échirolles, Isère - construction on a building
  24. Étréaupont, Aisne - Saint Martin
  25. Étoges, Marne - church
  26. Fontaine-Guérin, Maine-et-Loire - Church of St Martin
  27. Fougere, Maine-et-Loire - Saint Etienne
  28. Gigny, Yonne - Saint Leger
  29. Hectomare, Eure - Saint Taurin
  30. Houville-la-Branche, Eure-et-Loir - church
  31. Jarzé, Maine-et-Loire - Saint Cyr et Sainte Julitte
  32. Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, Dordogne - Saint Etienne
  33. Labergement-lès-Seurre, Côte-d'Or - church
  34. La Tour-d'Auvergne, Auvergne - Saint Pardoux
  35. Le Vieil-Baugé, Maine-et-Loire - Saint-Symphorien church
  36. Les Grands-Chézeaux, Haute-Vienne - Lantern on a roof of a house
  37. Malville, Loire-Atlantique - tower
  38. Marçon, Pays de la Loire - Church of Notre Dame
  39. Mervans, Saône-et-Loire - Saint-Maurice
  40. Meslay-du-Maine, Mayenne - Saint Pierre
  41. Mouliherne, Maine-et-Loire - Saint Germaine
  42. Naillat, Limousin - Saint Medard
  43. Niedermorschwihr, Haut-Rhin - Saint Gall and Saint Weldelin
  44. Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret - construction on a house
  45. Nohant-en-Graçay, Cher - Saint Martin
  46. Offranville, Seine-Maritime - Church of St.Ouen
  47. Orléans, Loiret - Lantern roof on a house
  48. Payzac, Dordogne - Church of the Transfigeration
  49. Plougrescant, Brittany - Saint Gonery
  50. Pontigné, Maine-et-Loire - St Denis
  51. Puiseaux, Loiret - Notre Dame
  52. Québriac, Ille-et-Vilaine - Saint Pierre
  53. Reugny, Indre-et-Loire - Saint Medard
  54. Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne - Saint Saviours
  55. Rodelle, Aveyron - Church of Lagnac
  56. Saint-Aubin-sur-Gaillon, Eure - Saint Germain
  57. Saint-Bonnet-de-Four, l'Allier - Saint Bonnet
  58. Saint-Côme-d'Olt, Aveyron - Saint Come
  59. Saint-Outrille, Cher - College of Saint-Austrégésile de Saint-Outrille
  60. Saint-Côme-d'Olt, Aveyron - Church of Saint-Côme-d'Olt
  61. Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes, Deux-Sèvres - church
  62. Saint-Viâtre, Loir-et-Cher - Saint Viatre
  63. Saumur, Maine-et-Loire - Saint Pierre
  64. Sérignac-sur-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne - Notre Dame
  65. Treignac, Corrèze - Chapel of Notre Dame de la Paix
  66. Troyes, Aube - Saint Remy
  67. Verchin, Pas-de-Calais - St Omer church
  68. Vézelise, Meurthe-et-Moselle - Saint Côme et Damien
  69. Vieil-Baugé, Maine-et-Loire - church
  70. Vitteaux, Côte-d'Or - Saint Germain

Germany Germany
  1. Ballstädt, Gotha (district) - church
  2. Barntrup, North Rhine-Westphalia - church
  3. Breidenbach, Hesse -
  4. Burgwedel, Lower Saxony - Saint Pierre
  5. Delbrück, North Rhine-Westphalia- Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  6. Duderstadt, Lower Saxony - Town gatehouse
  7. Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia - St Lambertus
  8. Grötzingen, Karlsruhe - Evangelical church
  9. Hardthausen am Kocher, Baden-Wuerttemberg - Protestant Church Gochsen
  10. Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia - Saint-Georges
  11. Kaisersesch, Rhineland-Palatinate - Saint Pancrase
  12. Lage, Lippe - Saint Peter & Saint Paul
  13. Lemgo, Lippe - Saint Nicholas
  14. Lüneburg, Lower Saxony - St John's Church
  15. Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate - Church of St Clemens
  16. Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia - Saint Pierre
  17. Münzenberg, Hesse - church
  18. Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate - Sainte Marguerite
  19. Northeim, Lower Saxony - Saint Sixt
  20. Oberwesel, Rhineland-Palatinate - Notre Dame
  21. Ochsenfurt, Lower Franconia - Maria Schnee
  22. Porta Westfalica, Minden-Lübbecke - church
  23. Sandstedt, Lower Saxony - Saint Jean
  24. Stolzenau, Lower Saxony - Saint Jacques
  25. Uslar, Lower Saxony - Saint Jean

Italy Italy
  1. Rome - Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza

Scotland Scotland
  1. Cupar, Fife - Church of Cupar Old and St Michael of Tarvit
  2. Inverness, - Town Steeple

Switzerland Switzerland
  1. Davos, Canton of Grisons - Saint Johann
  2. Muttenz, Basel-Landschaft - Fortified Church of St. Arbogast
  3. Payerne, Canton of Vaud - Payerne Priory
  4. Stein am Rhein, Canton of Schaffhausen - St. George

United States of America United States

Other crooked or twisted spires
  • Hobsons Brewery, Worcestershire, produces a beer named "Twisted Spire".[2]
  • Spire Brewery is named for Chesterfield's landmark twisted spire.
  • "Crooked Spire" Pubs exist at Chesterfield [3] and Ermington [4]
  • Architects have been inspired to create twisted buildings such as the Turning Torso

See also

References
  1. "The Spire". ermingtonchurch.org.uk.
  2. "HOBSONS Twisted Spire". Hobsons.
  3. "Crooked Spire". closedpubs.co.uk.
  4. "The Crooked Spire". francisfrith.com.
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