Bell Tower - St Giles - Martson Montgomery, Derbyshire
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N 52° 56.295 W 001° 48.051
30U E 580588 N 5866073
Bell tower of St Giles' church, Marston Montgomery, with a ring of 3 bells.
Waymark Code: WM14YM4
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/13/2021
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Bell tower of St Giles' church, Marston Montgomery, with a ring of 3 bells.
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Bells |
3 (full circle ring) |
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Tenor |
4 cwt (~450 lb or ~200 kg) in E♭ (1217.5 Hz) |
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Also |
Ground floor ringing chamber |
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Additional information |
Anticlockwise; tuning: (approx) 1-3 of 4 |
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"Parish church. C12 with C13 and C18 alterations, restored and extended 1875-6 by H St Aubyn. Coursed squared and rubble sandstone with slate chancel roof and plain tile nave roof, with stone coped eastern gables, topped by ridge crosses, and bellcote over west end of nave. Nave, north aisle and vestry, south porch and lower chancel. West elevation, mainly C12 with blocked central doorcase, now with limestone slab to base, inscribed 'Here lyeth the body of John son of Walter Copestake and Susanna his wife, who departed this life the 21st day of July.Anno Domd 1687 his age 11'. To either side stepped buttresses and to north c1875 aisle with chamfered lancet. Above the doorcase is a C12 semi-circular headed single light window, and above again, a clockface dated 1870. Corbelled out above is the square, tile hung bellcote with four pointed timber louvred openings to top,on all sides, capped by a pyramidal slate roof."
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