The Crooked Spire

The nearest sizable town to where I grew up in the UK, is Chesterfield. Most noted for a mediocre 4th Division Football Club (at least in my day) and a construction project gone slightly wrong. The construction project gone wrong was the spire on the church, St Mary's and All Saints, but better known as the Crooked Spire.


The spire was built in 1362 so it's quite old, but as you can see, something went a bit wrong and the spires timbers warped and it has a pronounced twist. The reason given is poor design and lack of craftsmen as a result of the Black Death and the use of green oak. To this day it remains the most memorable thing about this market town in the middle of England.