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Are you nerds ready to fight about churches again?!
You made some horrible decisions in Round One for which you will never be forgiven - now let's see how terrible your taste is in Round Two!
You made some horrible decisions in Round One for which you will never be forgiven - now let's see how terrible your taste is in Round Two!
Notices:
- As with the previous competitions, the facts and photos will remain the same in this round, and then be refreshed for Round Three.
- Arguing, sharing your own facts and photos, and otherwise playing dirty is encouraged.
- Round One is here: https://twitter.com/JayHulmePoet/status/1261977610751488000
- As with the previous competitions, the facts and photos will remain the same in this round, and then be refreshed for Round Three.
- Arguing, sharing your own facts and photos, and otherwise playing dirty is encouraged.
- Round One is here: https://twitter.com/JayHulmePoet/status/1261977610751488000
Round 2, Bracket A:
Beverley Minster
Fun Fact: Claims to be the largest parish church in England.
Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge
Fun Fact: This is the university church of Cambridge University.
Beverley Minster
Fun Fact: Claims to be the largest parish church in England.
Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge
Fun Fact: This is the university church of Cambridge University.
Round 2, Bracket A:
Beverley Minster vs Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge
Beverley Minster vs Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge
Round 2, Bracket B:
Christchurch Priory
Fun Fact: The second largest parish church in England, and larger than 21 Church of England Cathedrals.
Cartmel Priory
Fun Fact: Narrowly avoided demolition after the Dissolution of the monasteries due to a technicality,
Christchurch Priory
Fun Fact: The second largest parish church in England, and larger than 21 Church of England Cathedrals.
Cartmel Priory
Fun Fact: Narrowly avoided demolition after the Dissolution of the monasteries due to a technicality,
Round 2, Bracket B:
Christchurch Priory vs Cartmel Priory
Christchurch Priory vs Cartmel Priory
Round 2, Bracket C:
Rotherham Minster
Fun Fact: Dates from the 14th century.
Sherborne Abbey
Fun Fact: In its time it has been a cathedral, abbey, and now, a parish church.
Rotherham Minster
Fun Fact: Dates from the 14th century.
Sherborne Abbey
Fun Fact: In its time it has been a cathedral, abbey, and now, a parish church.
Round 2, Bracket C:
Rotherham Minster vs Sherborne Abbey
Rotherham Minster vs Sherborne Abbey
Round 2, Bracket D:
Shrewsbury Abbey
Fun Fact: An unusually large amount of the original 11th Century church survives intact.
Leeds Minster
Fun Fact: The largest new church in England built since Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
Shrewsbury Abbey
Fun Fact: An unusually large amount of the original 11th Century church survives intact.
Leeds Minster
Fun Fact: The largest new church in England built since Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
Round 2, Bracket D:
Shrewsbury Abbey vs Leeds Minster
Shrewsbury Abbey vs Leeds Minster
Round 2, Bracket E:
St Mary's Church, Nottingham
Fun Fact: The church is the largest medieval building in Nottingham.
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Fun Fact: Built in the 1400’s, and possesses one of the finest collections of parish church silver in the country.
St Mary's Church, Nottingham
Fun Fact: The church is the largest medieval building in Nottingham.
St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Fun Fact: Built in the 1400’s, and possesses one of the finest collections of parish church silver in the country.
Round 2, Bracket E:
St Mary's Church, Nottingham vs St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
St Mary's Church, Nottingham vs St Peter Mancroft, Norwich
Round 2, Bracket F:
Lancaster Priory
Fun Fact: Contains the third oldest choir stalls in England.
Bolton Priory.
Fun Fact: The current church is simply the western half of the nave of the original, dissolved, priory.
Lancaster Priory
Fun Fact: Contains the third oldest choir stalls in England.
Bolton Priory.
Fun Fact: The current church is simply the western half of the nave of the original, dissolved, priory.
Round 2, Bracket F:
Lancaster Priory vs Bolton Priory.
Lancaster Priory vs Bolton Priory.
Round 2, Bracket G:
Wimborne Minster
Fun Fact: Contains a chained library which was one of the UK’s first public libraries (and remains open to the public).
Pershore Abbey
Fun Fact: The remains of a much larger building.
Wimborne Minster
Fun Fact: Contains a chained library which was one of the UK’s first public libraries (and remains open to the public).
Pershore Abbey
Fun Fact: The remains of a much larger building.
Round 2, Bracket G:
Wimborne Minster vs Pershore Abbey
Wimborne Minster vs Pershore Abbey
Round 2, Bracket H:
St Wulfram's Church, Grantham
Fun Fact: It was mostly rebuilt after the original church was struck by lightning and burnt down in 1222.
Halifax Minster
Fun Fact: Was mostly built by Benedictine Monks.
St Wulfram's Church, Grantham
Fun Fact: It was mostly rebuilt after the original church was struck by lightning and burnt down in 1222.
Halifax Minster
Fun Fact: Was mostly built by Benedictine Monks.
Round 2, Bracket H:
St Wulfram's Church, Grantham vs Halifax Minster
St Wulfram's Church, Grantham vs Halifax Minster
Round 2, Bracket I:
Cheltenham Minster
Fun Fact: The only surviving medieval building in Cheltenham.
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Fun Fact: Famous for its twisted spire.
Cheltenham Minster
Fun Fact: The only surviving medieval building in Cheltenham.
Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Fun Fact: Famous for its twisted spire.
Round 2, Bracket I:
Cheltenham Minster vs Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Cheltenham Minster vs Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Round 2, Bracket J:
Great Malvern Priory
Fun Fact: Though parts date from 1085, much of the church is from the 1400’s.
Bridlington Priory
Fun Fact: Originally part of an Augustinian Priory.
Great Malvern Priory
Fun Fact: Though parts date from 1085, much of the church is from the 1400’s.
Bridlington Priory
Fun Fact: Originally part of an Augustinian Priory.
Round 2, Bracket J:
Great Malvern Priory vs Bridlington Priory
Great Malvern Priory vs Bridlington Priory
Round 2, Bracket K:
St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
Fun Fact: Was for a long while, a Royal Peculiar, and was only fully integrated in 1848.
Selby Abbey
Fun Fact: Went unused for many years after the dissolution, but became the parish church in 1618.
St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
Fun Fact: Was for a long while, a Royal Peculiar, and was only fully integrated in 1848.
Selby Abbey
Fun Fact: Went unused for many years after the dissolution, but became the parish church in 1618.
Round 2, Bracket K:
St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton vs Selby Abbey
St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton vs Selby Abbey
Round 2, Bracket L:
Tewkesbury Abbey
Fun Fact: The Abbey is larger than 14 Church of England Cathedrals.
King's Lynn Minster
Fun Fact: Was made a Minster in 2011.
Tewkesbury Abbey
Fun Fact: The Abbey is larger than 14 Church of England Cathedrals.
King's Lynn Minster
Fun Fact: Was made a Minster in 2011.
Round 2, Bracket L:
Tewkesbury Abbey vs King's Lynn Minster
Tewkesbury Abbey vs King's Lynn Minster
Round 2, Bracket M:
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk
Fun Fact: The only church in England to have a tower AND a spire at the same end of the church.
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Fun Fact: Contains a large and staggeringly intact medieval Doom painting.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk
Fun Fact: The only church in England to have a tower AND a spire at the same end of the church.
Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Fun Fact: Contains a large and staggeringly intact medieval Doom painting.
Round 2, Bracket M:
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk vs Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk vs Holy Trinity Church, Coventry
Round 2, Bracket N:
Hexham Abbey
Fun Fact: Largely restored and rebuilt in the late 1800’s.
Bath Abbey
Fun Fact: Until the dissolution it served as co-cathedral alongside Wells.
Hexham Abbey
Fun Fact: Largely restored and rebuilt in the late 1800’s.
Bath Abbey
Fun Fact: Until the dissolution it served as co-cathedral alongside Wells.
Round 2, Bracket N:
Hexham Abbey vs Bath Abbey
Hexham Abbey vs Bath Abbey
Round 2, Bracket O:
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Fun Fact: Largely rebuilt after the Great Fire of Warwick in 1693.
Romsey Abbey
Fun Fact: Originally the church of a Benedictine Nunnery.
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
Fun Fact: Largely rebuilt after the Great Fire of Warwick in 1693.
Romsey Abbey
Fun Fact: Originally the church of a Benedictine Nunnery.
Round 2, Bracket O:
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick vs Romsey Abbey
Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick vs Romsey Abbey
Round 2, Bracket P:
Waltham Abbey Church
Fan Fact: much of the original church is what used to be the nave of the Abbey, with a tower added after the dissolution of the monasteries.
St Mary's Church, Nantwich
Fun Fact: Known locally as “The Cathedral of South Cheshire”
Waltham Abbey Church
Fan Fact: much of the original church is what used to be the nave of the Abbey, with a tower added after the dissolution of the monasteries.
St Mary's Church, Nantwich
Fun Fact: Known locally as “The Cathedral of South Cheshire”
Round 2, Bracket P:
Waltham Abbey Church vs St Mary's Church, Nantwich
Waltham Abbey Church vs St Mary's Church, Nantwich
That's all of Round Two up! You have 24 hours to fight it out!
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