Bell Tower - St Peter - Stonesby, Leicestershire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Peter's church, Stonesby, with a ring of 3 bells. Unringable.

Stonesby, Leics S Peter
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1		1026.0	B#	31.13"	1626	Thomas Norris	Y
2		893.0	A#	34.38"	c1590†	George Lee	Y
3	10cwt	812.0	G#	38.00"	1761	Thomas I Hedderly	Y

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"Stonesby is mentioned in the Doomsday Book as 'Stovenby'. This means 'village beside the tree stump'. St. Peter's church is one of a dozen or so locally which were built by the monks from Croxton Kerrial during the 12th and 13th centuries. It is built from local stone which is a mixture of limestone and ironstone, and has some quoins from the quarry at Ketton in Rutland. The most striking feature of the church is an original Norman font in the centre of the main aisle.

In common with all buildings it has been subject to many modifications over the centuries - some obvious, and some less so. The most perplexing is an archway in the north wall of the Chancel. Started but never finished and not detectable from without! The last major restoration project was completed in the 1890s and set out the pews in the church as we find them today. "

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Address of Tower: St Peter Church Street Stonesby, Leicestershire England LE14 4QE Still Operational: no Number of bells in tower?: 3 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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