Bell Tower - St Mabyn - St Mabyn, Cornwall
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 50° 31.543 W 004° 45.865
30U E 374937 N 5598572
Bell tower of St Mabyn's church, St Mabyn, with a ring of 8 bells.
Waymark Code: WMZG1V
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/06/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
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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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