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BOSTON STUMP

Boston Stump is the tallest parish church tower in England. Or is it?. At 272 feet, the high tower stands out in the total flatness of Lincolnshire UK. If you're visiting Boston Lincolnshire you can't help but see it. And at night, Boston Stump is spectacularly lit up, bringing complaints from ground-based astronomers and spacemen flying over in orbit. There is good news, however, as it is said that the light pollution is not as bad as it was!

This photograph is a composite image created by taking a photo of the top half of the church and another of the bottom half, and then carefully turning them and equalising the contrast/brightness/colour-balance, and then joining them and spraypainting the gaps. It seems a bit odd to spend hours of work which can not be seen, but it was the only way of getting a shot that was right. Of course now I've said that, you'll probably look for the join. But you'll probably not find it. It's not obvious.

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Other sites mentioning Boston Stump are:

http://www.boston.gov.uk/tourism/stump.htm

http://www.churchmousewebsite.co.uk/boston.htm

http://www.grimsbywebfind.com/sites/Towns,%20Villages/boston.htm

http://www.mick-ellis.com/online_gallery.htm

http://www.velona.com/items/402/C40211.html

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