St. John the Baptist Church Bell Tower - Somersham, England
N 52° 22.912 W 000° 00.187
30U E 703958 N 5807738
St. John the Baptist Church was constructed in the 13th century in the village of Somersham in Cambridgeshire, England. Its bell tower dates from the 14th century.
Waymark Code: WMEWJ8
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/14/2012
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"Most of the Church as we know it to day was built in the period from 1250 to 1300.
The TOWER, which is of 3 stages, was built a little later than the main body of the Church, but quite early in the 14th century. It is surmounted with a small needle spire of timber covered in lead. The chiming clock on the tower was presented by W. J. Nicholls in 1895, to the memory of his wife.
The six BELLS where all cast in 1782 by Edward Arnold of St. Neots, though the bell frame is much older. An inventory of the church furnishings of 1552 mentions: 'iij great bells and one Sanctus (i.e. Sanctus) bell,' which were probably sold at some time. The weight of the present tenor bell is 12 cwt."
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