Broach spire

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A broach spire

A broach spire is a type of spire (tall pyramidal structure), 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.

• Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester
  Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester
• Saint Andrew's Church, Broughton, Northamptonshire
  Saint Andrew's Church, Broughton, Northamptonshire
• St John's Church, Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire, with its short broach spire
  St John's Church, Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire, with its short broach spire
• St Mary's Church, New Mills, Derbyshire
  St Mary's Church, New Mills, Derbyshire
• All Saints, Coddington, Herefordshire
  All Saints, Coddington, Herefordshire

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