Bellcote - Village Hall - Branston, Leicestershire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

A bellcote above the central doorway of the village hall, a former school building, on Main Street, Branston.

"School, now village hall. Dated 1843. Coursed squared ironstone with limestone dressings and fishscale tiled roof with stone-coped gables with finials. Single storey. 2-window ranges of 3-light stone mullion and transom windows, with hood moulds. A central doorway within a projecting gabled porch with limestone front and loop-holes to sides. Porch front has Tudor-arched opening with hoodmould. At gable apex a fine bellcote partly corbelled out, with date 1843, open arches to 4 sides and stone pyramidal roof with final. Bell and machinery within. Right end blank; left end has similar 3-light window, as has rear but the last without hoodmould. Rear also has small single-storey C20 extension."

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Address of Tower: Village Hall 25 Main Street Branston, Leicestershire England NG32 1RU Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 1 Relevant website?: Not listed Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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