Scratch Sundials - St Michael & All Angels - Whitwell, Rutland - Sundials on Waymarking.com

A pair of scratch sundials on the west side of the doorway of the south porch of St Michael & All Angels' church, Whitwell. One on a jambstone of the doorway, the other on the porch buttress.

"The present structure of St Michael dates mostly from the 13th and 14th centuries. There was an aisleless 12th century structure here at one point and this existing stonework may well have be incorporated in to these later extensions. In the 13th century the south aisle was added, along with the double bell cote and the chancel.

The chancel was altered in the 14th century, with the nave and aisle being buttressed and the porch also being added at this time. There has been much restoration here over the years. In 1825 the church was repaired and the chancel rebuilt. Further restoration took place in the early 1880's, at which point the stained glass was installed. The roof was repaired, as was the porch and chancel. In the 1970's the bell cote was repaired and the two bells re-hung.

There are two bells hanging here, and one of them is of considerable age. The first bell was cast by J Eayre of St Neots in 1749. The second though is one of the oldest church bells to be found in Rutland, and is inscribed with the Latin "IN : HONORE : SANCTI : EIUDII". North's Victorian study of the church bells of Rutland states that there are only 31 church bells in the county that can be confirmed as having been cast prior to 1600. This bell though dates back to the early years of the 15th century, dating from between 1405 and 1420."

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