Church of St Martins - Bell Tower - East Looe, Cornwall, UK. - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Saint Martins a Medieval Church - Built on the site of an older church, the only remains still evident of the earlier church, is the Stone Norman arch over the main entrance door, and the Font. The stunning wagon type roof is believed to be 15th century. The Bell tower is believed to be Medieval.
St Martins by Looe, an Anglican Church, in the Parish of St Martin's and St. Nicholas Churches Looe, located in East Looe, Cornwall.

"The tower has a ring of six bells, recast in 1882 and rehung in 1986. These are rung most Sundays before the 11am service and also on special occasions. If you’re a bell ringer or would like to learn, our tower’s Bell Captain would love to hear from you." Text source: (visit link)

ST MARTIN'S PARISH CHURCH. "St. Martin's Road, East Looe. Under the brow of the hill sheltered from the wind off the sea, stands St. Martin 's Church, cruciform in shape, built of local stone and roofed with slate. The Church has a fine tower with a peal of six bells. The well proportioned Norman doorway with its deep mouldings probably dates from about 1140. The interior of the Church is of a typically 15 th century appearance with chancel, nave, south aisle and two transepts, but parts of the building are much older." Text source: (visit link)

From the church web site:
"Dedicated to St. Martin of Tours, a Roman soldier who cut his cloak in half to give to a beggar, St. Martin’s Church, East Looe, is predominantly a medieval building.

It does have surviving vestiges of earlier Norman stonework still visible in its fabric, the most obvious of which is the doorframe surrounding the North door.

Any remains of an earlier church building, that is thought to have existed on this site, have long since vanished.

Inside, the building is typically 15th century in appearance, but it has obviously undergone many alterations and additions in its long history in order to accommodate different styles of worship and changing ecclesiastical fashions." Text source: (visit link)

Address of Tower: St. Martin's Road, East Looe, Cornwall, UK. Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 6 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Unknown

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