Bell Tower - St Benedict church - Glastonbury, Somerset
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N 51° 08.797 W 002° 43.191
30U E 519596 N 5666165
Bell tower of St Benedict's church, Glastonbury, with a ring of 6 bells.
Waymark Code: WM18MKB
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/24/2023
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Bell tower of St Benedict's church, Glastonbury, with a ring of 6 bells.
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Bells |
6 (full-circle ring) |
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Tenor |
11–1–11 (1271 lb or 577 kg) in F♯ (744.0?Hz) |
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Practices |
Thu (not always: check) |
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Overhauled |
1963 by Whitechapel Bell Foundry
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Tuned |
1963 |
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Peals |
View 27 peals in the Felstead Database |
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"Mainly late medieval: chancel perhaps renewed in the mid 14th century, tower perhaps mid 15th century.
West tower, four-bay nave with clerestory, north and south aisles, chancel with shorter chapels. Three-bay south aisle with short transept. North aisle and porch, vestries at the north-east.
The tower is of three stages, with set-back buttresses and embattled parapet. Complex angle pinnacles added in the mid 19th century. Two long belfry lights on each face, with central mullion and transom, and Somerset tracery. Between the belfry lights, a diagonally-set attached pinnacle rises from an angel corbel at the base of the stage. In the middle stage is a short two-light window with flanking statuary niches. Four-light west window, four-centred west door with richly moulded frame and hoodmould with demi-angel.
Interior: Panelled tower arch. Inside the tower, a tierceron vault with big bell hole.
In the tower is a fine ledger slab probably of Blue Lias, to Henry Gold, c.1711
The tower has been assumed to be also c.1500-20, however the tracery is decidedly simpler, and has no ogee lights: a mid-15th century date would be more reasonable."
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