Bell Tower - St John the Baptist - Hugglescote, Leicestershire
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N 52° 42.654 W 001° 22.139
30U E 610183 N 5841359
Bell tower of St John the Baptist's church, Hugglescote.
Waymark Code: WMVZTB
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/18/2017
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Bell tower of St John the Baptist's church, Hugglescote. |
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Hugglescote, Leics
S John Bapt |
Bells |
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
1 |
5-1-1 |
1435.0 |
F |
27.00" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
2 |
5-0-25 |
1347.0 |
E |
28.18" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
3 |
5-3-17 |
1199.0 |
D |
29.88" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
4 |
6-0-16 |
1073.0 |
C |
33.38" |
1896 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
5 |
7-2-9 |
955.0 |
Bb |
34.00" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
6 |
8-2-20 |
898.0 |
A |
36.25" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
7 |
11-1-16 |
805.0 |
G |
39.56" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
8 |
16-1-4 |
715.0 |
F |
44.50" |
1900 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
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"This church is not the first to serve the village of Hugglescote. In total there have been three churches. The previous church of Saint James was situated a few metres awa y on Dennis Street. It was built in 1776 and was removed in November 1881 after entering a state of decay. All that remains of this church today is its graveyard, which was officially closed by the Queen's Council in October 1984 . During the 19th Cent ury Hugglescote's population increased massively and the small medieval church could no longer cope. In 1871 the population was 2,327, occupying 485 houses , and at the time ‘Hugglescote with Donington le Heath’ was not a parish of its own, but was a ch apelry of lbstock parish.
Towards the end of the 19th Century the Reverend Henry Ellis Broughton became curate - in - charge and was instrumental in planning the building of the new church. By May 1876 lots of money had been raised , but Reverend Broughto n still campaigned and as funds came in the first phase of the church, consisting of nave, aisles, transept and baptistery, was built in 1878. The cost so far had been £5,000 and the church was dedicated in 1879 by William Connor, Bishop of Peterborough. W illiam Connor, by an instrument of his own hand, certified to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners that the new church would be for the convenience of the population in November 1879 .
The total cost of the building was £ 9,000. ‘ Hugglescote with Donington le Heath’ separated from lbstock in July 1889 and became a parish in its own right, with the Reverend Henry Ellis Broughton becoming the first Vicar."
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