Bell Tower - St Mary the Virgin - Congerstone, Leicestershire
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N 52° 38.733 W 001° 27.551
30U E 604246 N 5833956
Bell tower of St Mary's church, Congerstone.
Waymark Code: WMRD5V
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/12/2016
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Bell tower, St Mary the Virgin, Congerstone.
The bells have been re-hung in a steel frame. There are five bells with a tenor 6.2.23 cwt. In 1876 in the Church Bells of Leicestershire (Thomas North) five bells are recorded, all cast by Taylors in 1841 with a tenor in ‘A’.
Congerstone, Leics
S Mary V |
Bells |
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
1 |
3-3-5 |
1339.0 |
E |
26.63" |
1841† |
John Taylor |
R |
|
2 |
3-3-22 |
1189.0 |
D |
28.00" |
1841† |
John Taylor |
R |
|
3 |
4-1-17 |
1118.0 |
C# |
28.88" |
1841† |
John Taylor |
R |
|
4 |
5-2-23 |
994.5 |
B |
32.25" |
1841† |
John Taylor |
R |
|
5 |
6-3-23 |
877.5 |
A |
35.50" |
1841† |
John Taylor |
R |
|
|
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