Bell Tower - St Guthlac - Branston, Leicestershire
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N 52° 51.424 W 000° 47.943
30U E 648184 N 5858640
Bell tower of St Guthlac's church, Branston, with a ring of 6 bells.
Waymark Code: WM10CHN
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/14/2019
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Bell tower of St Guthlac's church, Branston, with a ring of 6 bells.
Branston, Leics
S Guthlac |
|
Bells |
|
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
|
1 |
3-0-20 |
1595.0 |
G# |
24.00" |
1903 |
James Barwell & Co |
R |
|
|
2 |
3-1-24 |
1443.0 |
F# |
24.81" |
1996 |
John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd |
F |
|
|
3 |
3-2-22 |
1285.0 |
E |
26.38" |
1885 |
James Barwell |
R |
|
|
4 |
4-0-7 |
1212.0 |
D# |
27.50" |
1885 |
James Barwell |
R |
|
|
5 |
5-0-12 |
1078.0 |
C# |
30.25" |
1885 |
James Barwell |
R |
|
|
6 |
7-1-14 |
964.0 |
B |
34.00" |
1885 |
James Barwell |
R |
|
|
Service |
|
|
|
30.25" |
1623 |
George I Oldfield |
|
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A 13th century west tower with a late 14th century steeple. Constructed of ironstone with limestone dressings, unbuttressed of 3 stages.
"The ancient Parish Church at Branston has a prominent position in the main street and is one of only 9 churches in the country dedicated to Saint Guthlac, an East Anglian Saint. Christian worship has been offered on this site for 1300years, the present church being built of local stone onwards from the 13th c.
The interior of the church is spacious and airy, large enough to accommodate a rare 18th c. Hugh Russell organ built into a western gallery. Amongst other features it has fine Norman arches, a Norman
Font, and a slab tomb to John Spethyn dated from 1460 in the N. Aisle.
Our church is unlocked from dawn to dusk daily and all are welcome to enter."
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