Church Clock - All Saints - Gilmorton, Leicestershire - Town Clocks on Waymarking.com

Church clock on the bell tower of All Saints' church, Gilmorton. A clock face on the north and east faces of the spire, consisting of a black face with gilded roman numerals and hands. In 1909 the recessed spire was rebuilt by C. A. Bassett-Smith, which is presumably when the clock was added.

"Some 10 miles south of Leicester is the village of Gilmorton. It is recorded in the Domesday Book and has a population of around 900 people. There has been some modern development to the east of the village but the village still retains a rural charm.
The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon ‘gilden’ (or glyden) meaning golden, and ‘morton’, a town on the moor. There are some earthworks (raised mound and perhaps moat) in the field near to the west of the church which may signify a former small ‘motte and bailey’ castle. It is worth a walk around if you visit the church.

The church at Gilmorton has been heavily restored by the Victorians. The church consists of a west tower and spire, north & south aisles, chancel and vestry. There are some early 14th century fabric in the three bay arcades but then we must go to the Perpendicular tower (15th century) to see the next oldest part of the building. The rest of the church dates from rebuilds and renovation work carried out between 1860 and 1909."

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Status: Working Display: Mounted Year built: 01/01/1909 Web link to additional info: Not listed

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