Bell Tower - St John the Baptist - Mayfield, Staffordshire
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N 52° 59.992 W 001° 46.312
30U E 582418 N 5872961
Bell tower of St John the Baptist church, Mayfield.
Waymark Code: WMWGGD
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/02/2017
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Bell tower of St John the Baptist church, Mayfield.
Mayfield, Staffs
S John Bapt |
Bells |
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
1 |
3-3-24 |
1343.5 |
E |
26.25" |
1902 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
2 |
4-1-21 |
1204.0 |
D |
28.25" |
1902 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
3 |
4-1-17 |
1066.5 |
C |
30.25" |
1864 |
John Taylor & Co |
|
|
4 |
5-1-13 |
1003.5 |
B |
31.75" |
c1515† |
Seliok (generic) |
R |
|
5 |
7-3-13 |
897.0 |
A |
35.75" |
1624 |
Henry III Oldfield |
|
|
6 |
11-2-19 |
799.5 |
G |
40.25" |
1902 |
John Taylor & Co |
F |
|
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"The tower was completed in 1515, built by Thomas Rollestone, Lord of the Manor. It has three stages and diagonal buttresses. On the west face is an inscription: Ainsy et mieulx peult ester (Thus it is and better could it be).
The church has a ring of six bells; this includes the single bell contemporary with the completion of the tower in 1515. A second bell was added in 1642, and a third in 1864. In 1902 the bells were re-hung with three new bells."
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