Bell Tower - St Thomas - Melbury Abbas, Dorset
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N 50° 58.795 W 002° 10.169
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Bell tower of St Thomas' church, Melbury Abbas.
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Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/23/2017
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Bell tower of St Thomas' church, Melbury Abbas. The church was rebuilt in 1852 on the site of previous churches, the first one recorded in the 12th century. Its distinctive tower houses five bells.
Melbury Abbas, Dorset
S Thomas |
Bells |
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
1 |
3-3-17 |
|
E |
26.75" |
1852 |
Charles & George Mears |
Y |
|
2 |
4-2-1 |
|
D |
28.75" |
1852 |
Charles & George Mears |
Y |
|
3 |
5-0-3 |
|
C# |
30.00" |
1852 |
Charles & George Mears |
Y |
|
4 |
5-3-25 |
|
B |
32.25" |
1852 |
Charles & George Mears |
Y |
|
5 |
7-2-27 |
|
A |
35.75" |
1852 |
Charles & George Mears |
Y |
|
Frames |
Frame |
Bells |
Year |
Material |
Maker |
Truss |
Layout |
1 |
1,2,3,4,5 |
1852 |
Oak |
Mears |
|
|
"the tower rounds off the pleasing exterior of the church. It has three stages, with a six-sided stair turret at the South-east Corner ending in an elaborate pinnacle. The other three corners have plainer finials. There are double latticed windows on each face of the tower, decorated with Saxon-like heads, and it is topped with a castellated parapet."
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