Tower-nave churches in comparative perspective

This chapter seeks a broader perspective on the tower-nave form. It places lordly tower-naves in the general context of the construction of aristocratic towers across Western Europe, and contends that they exerted considerable influence over the form and architecture of early Norman castles. It traces the wider influence of tower-naves on the architecture of early Norman England in the construction of episcopal chapels and detached monastic belltowers, arguing that these buildings perpetuated the Anglo-Saxon association of towers with secular power and high-status devotion. The evidence for the adoption of tower-naves in Scotland is also considered.