Bell Tower - St Mabyn - St Mabyn, Cornwall - Bell Towers on Waymarking.com

Bell tower of St Mabyn's church, St Mabyn, with a ring of 8 bells.

St Mabyn, Cornwall S Mabena
Bells
Bell	Weight	Nominal	Note	Diameter	Dated	Founder	Canons	Turning
1	3-2-15	1584.0	G	24.50"	1932	Gillett & Johnston
2	3-3-13	1485.0	F#	25.50"	1932	Gillett & Johnston
3			E	26.75"	1787	John III & Christopher IV Pennington
4			D	28.00"	1854	Charles & George Mears
5			C	29.00"	1787	John III & Christopher IV Pennington
6	5-0-17		B	30.00"	1891	Gillett & Co
7	6-2-18		A	34.00"	1920	Mears & Stainbank
8	8-3-0		G	36.00"	1787	John III & Christopher IV Pennington

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"The current church replaced an earlier one also dedicated to Mabyn. Mabyn is listed alongside several other local saints with churches dedicated to them in the 12th-century Life of Saint Nectan, suggesting that the earlier church had already been established at that time.

A dendrochronology report gives construction dates of 1513–35 for the north aisle, 1485–1514 for the nave, and 1487–1523 for the porch. A song to the patron saint was sung at the dedication. Built in the Perpendicular style, with possible Norman origins, it consists of a chancel, nave and north and south aisles. Several monuments were removed by Rev. Granville Leveson-Gower in 1818 and some restoration occurred in 1884; it was re-seated and repaved in 1889. The building is of ashlar slate stone on a moulded plinth and wall plate, rag slate roofs with gable ends. The arcades each have seven four-centred arches of granite, supported by monolith granite pillars with sculpted capitals of St Stephens porcelain stone.

The tower of three stages is 85 feet in height, with a battlemented parapet and crocketted finials, the top stage is decorated with four carved figures, possibly the Four Evangelists.

There were five bells in 1787 and later six, bell casting took place in a nearby garden called "bell garden". A church clock was installed in 1950. The belfry has a ring of eight bells that allows 5,030 changes to be rung. "

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Address of Tower: St Mabyn St Mabyn, Cornwall England PL30 3BA 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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