Bell Tower - St Peter & St Paul - Preston, Rutland - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Peter & St Paul's church, Preston, with a ring of 6 bells.

Preston, Rutland S Peter & S Paul
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-2-11	1370.0	E#	25.38"	1964	John Taylor & Co	F
2	4-2-1	1220.0	D#	28.00"	1908	John Taylor & Co	F
3	5-1-7	1086.0	C#	30.00"	1908	John Taylor & Co	F
4	5-3-3	1020.0	B#	32.25"	1717	Henry Penn	R
5	7-3-10	913.5	A#	35.38"	c1400†	(unidentified)	R
6	10-0-23	814.0	G#	39.00"	c1598†	Newcombe & Watts	R
Sanctus				15.50"	c1400†	John Barber	Y

Frames
Frame	Bells	Year	Material	Maker	Truss	Layout
1	4,5,6	1901	Metal	Loughborough Bellfoundry		3.3
2	1,2,3	1908 [1964]	Metal	Loughborough Bellfoundry [Loughborough Bellfoundry]		3.1

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"The church of ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL consists of chancel 31 ft. 6 in. by 14 ft. 8 in. with vestry on the north side, nave of three bays 39 ft. 2 in. by 14 ft., north and south aisles respectively 6 ft. 8 in. and 7 ft. 8 in. wide, south porch, and west tower 9 ft. 3 in. square, all these measurements being internal. The tower is surmounted by a lofty spire.

The tower is of four stages with moulded plinth, diagonal angle buttresses to the top of the third stage, and battlemented parapet. There is a vice in the south-west angle. The pointed west window is of two trefoiled lights with quatrefoil in the head, and is common to the two lower stages, breaking the string. There are small openings in the third stage on the west and south, and loops to the vice. The pointed bellchamber windows are also of two trefoiled lights with quatrefoil in the head, but have transoms at half height. There are grotesque gargoyles at the angles, but no pinnacles. The spire has short broaches and plain angles, with two tiers of crocketed gabled lights, above the upper one of which it is banded. Internally the tower opens into the nave by a lofty pointed arch of two chamfered orders, the inner springing from half-round responds with octagonal moulded capitals and bases.

There are five bells, two new trebles by Taylor of Loughborough having been added in 1909 to a former ring of three. Of the old bells the first is inscribed '+ Gabriel,' the second dated 1717, and the tenor inscribed 'God save our Queene Elizabeth.'"

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Address of Tower: St. Peter & St. Paul Church Lane Preston, Rutland England LE15 9NG Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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