Bell Tower - St Giles - Northleigh, Devon
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N 50° 45.409 W 003° 08.501
30U E 490006 N 5622792
Bell tower of St Giles' church, Northleigh, with a ring of 4 bells, thought to be the only complete pre-Reformation bells in Devon.
Waymark Code: WM164GM
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/03/2022
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Bell tower of St Giles' church, Northleigh, with a ring of 4 bells.
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Bells |
4 (full-circle ring) |
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Tenor |
9 cwt (1008 lb or ~460 kg) in B♭ (932.5 Hz) |
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Overhauled |
2007 by Nicholson Engineering Ltd
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Peals |
No peals listed in the Felstead Database |
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Also |
Ground floor ringing chamber |
SOURCE - (Visit Link)
"The west tower is late C15 - early C16 although some of the windows have been restored in the Decorated style.
2 stages with low diagonal buttresses, embattled parapet and semi-octagonal stair turret projecting from the north side. 2-light cinquefoil- head belfry windows. The west doorway is a 2-centred arch with moulded surround and above it a 3-light window with Perpendicular tracery and plain hoodmoulds."
SOURCE - (Visit Link)
"One historic highlight that you won't see when you visit is the ring of 4 medieval bells. The bells are thought to be the only complete pre-Reformation bells in Devon and one of the few remaining such rings in Britain. The oldest was cast in 1450 and the other three in 1490.
The bells are all inscribed with Latin phrases. The treble is inscribed, 'St Peter pray for us', the second carries the words, 'With my living voice I drive away all hurtful things'. The 3rd and tenor bells are inscribed 'Upon me has been conferred that beloved name Jesus'."
SOURCE - (Visit Link)