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St Johns Church, Great Clacton, GREAT CLACTON , Tendring District, TM17701652, General geological site
Site category: Building or wall Site name: St. Johns Church, Great Clacton Grid reference: TM 1770 1652 Brief description of site: Building of interest for the stonework, which is of local origin. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Site description The church of St.John the Baptist at Great Clacton is a local landmark with a short, pyramidal spire. The building has Norman origins and is notable because it is constructed almost entirely from septarian nodules, or septaria from the London Clay. These nodules were no doubt collected locally from the foreshore and are one of the few building stones native to Essex. Several churches in the Tendring district are constructed wholly or partly of septaria but this is a fine example in an urban area.
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Reference: Scarfe 1968 (p.74), Potter 2000, Potter 2005.
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