broach spire

 A broach spire is a type of tall pyramidal structure (spire), which usually sits atop a tower or turret of a church. It starts on a square base and is carried up to a tapering octagonal spire by means of triangular faces.[1][2]

  • Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester

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  • Saint Andrew's Church, Broughton, Northamptonshire

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  • St John's Church, Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire, with its short broach spire

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  • St Mary's Church, New Mills, Derbyshire

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  • All Saints, Coddington, Herefordshire

A broach spire

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