Photograph and Text by Peter Eveleigh (2000) St Botolph, Graveley Dating from the thirteenth century, St Botolph’s Church nave and tower are built of field stones and ashlar, perhaps an earlier church, with dressings of limestone and clunch. Parts of the nave, especially sections of the north wall, are thirteenth century work. Restoration in 1875 saw the south wall and windows rebuilt in the same style. The mainly fifteenth century tower has a modern parapet and doorway. The north aisle with a rather low, sloping roof (the line of this is still visible outside) became ruinous and was pulled down sometime in the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The arcade between the nave and aisle was filled in and octagonal pillars incorporated in the exterior buttresses. Windows, most likely from the old exterior wall, were fitted into the new north wall in a rather rough and ready way. The result is a very irregular arrangement with curious riches and a certain rough charm – a very useful area for modern flower arrangers! Part of the old wall can be seen outside, serving as a very substantial buttress at the west end.