Bell Tower - St Edith - Monks Kirby, Warwickshire - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

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"Found just off the Fosse Way this is a very impressive church that dominates the village. As its name implies it used to be a monastery, but Henry VIII saw to that! The parish church is what remains, there being archaeological evidence of further buildings such as cloisters. The entrance is inside, through the South Door, but linger to look at the church itself before climbing the stairs. Locally the church is often known as St Editha, as is Tamworth, for instance.

The bells themselves are magnificent and should be on any itinerary of this area. The then anticlockwise 6 were hung in a new, clockwise, cast iron lowside frame with new fittings by Taylors, 1921. At the same time all 6 existing bells were quarter turned.  The tenor weighed 26-0-18 before it was tuned. The bells had been previously rehung by John Over of Rugby in 1795.

In the mid-1970s everything was getting in a pretty neglected state and the bells were seldom rung, but they have overhauled since the tower has had an active band. The seventh was previously cast in 1707 by Abraham Rudall, but required recasting some 34 years later.

The Denbigh Arms opposite the church is not just somewhere to park your car. It has nice food and a good selection of real ale!"

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Address of Tower: St Edith Millers Lane Monks Kirby, Warwickshire England CV23 0QX Still Operational: yes Number of bells in tower?: 8 Relevant website?: [Web Link] Rate tower: Not listed Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed

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