Bell Tower - St Egelwin the Martyr - Scalford, Leicestershire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Egelwin the Martyr, Scalford, with a ring of 3 bells. They are rung from the ground floor.

Scalford, Leics S Egelwin
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	4-1-17	1035.0	C	29.00"	1616	Hugh II Watts	R
2	6-1-11	976.0	B	32.25"	1939	John Taylor & Co	F
3	8-1-22	871.5	A	36.63"	1615	Henry II Oldfield	R

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"A fine church whose Perpendicular period tower dominates the village. The church consists of aisled nave with chancel, south porch and west tower, the north aisle extending alongside the chancel.

The body of the church is 13th century, from which period the 5-bay aisle arcades remain. These are clearly of slightly different date as the south arcade has plain capitals with nail-head decoration, the north arcade having 3 of its 4 columns with stiff-leaf decoration. The chancel arch responds have similar decoration interspersed with carved heads.

Aisle windows generally have Decorated period tracery, and the clerestory is a 15th century addition in perpendicular style.

The tower arch is tall and narrow, again typical of the 15th century, the tower itself being rebuilt in 1639.

Internal features include a pair of tomb niches in the north aisle with two orders of ball-flower decoration, one being cut by the arch separating the aisle form the former chapel at its eastern end.

There are two early 16th century brass memorial tablets, one quite crudely executed, in the chancel and south aisle.

The font is 19th century but very distinctive, being carved from local alabaster and inset with terracotta panels, one depicting the baptism of Christ.

The nave roof has a series of finely carved bosses with heads at the main intesections, probably 19th century.

The church is Listed Grade II*.

The churchyard includes a pair of Listed Grade II tomb chests as well as a medieval churchyard cross, also Listed Grade II."

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Address of Tower: St Egelwin the Martyr 31 Church St, Scalford, Leicestershire England LE14 4DL Still Operational: yes 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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