Church Clock - St Mary - Anstey, Leicestershire
Posted by: SMacB
N 52° 40.319 W 001° 11.337
30U E 622453 N 5837322
Church clock on the south side of St Mary's church tower, Anstey.
Waymark Code: WMYAP1
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/21/2018
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"Built from Mountsorrel granite and Swithland slate, with a Westmorland slate roof, the church is of Norman origin from the 14th or 15th century, although much of the church was rebuilt at a cost of £4,000 by Broadbent & Hawley between 1845 and 1846 at the expense of the then Rector, Revd. Richard Waterfield, B.D. A Norman doorway remains on the North side of the church. Some of the gargoyles, which are placed on three sides, are Early English. The church is a grade II listed building. Records show that in 1220 a chapel in Anstey was annexed to the parish of Thurcaston; Anstey became a parish in 1867.
In the South wall of the tower is a clock made by W. Jolley of Leicester, which was given to the church in 1772 by Robert and Thomas Martin, who at the time were churchwardens."
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The clock has a black face with gold roman numerals and hands. It is inscribed in goild lettering:
Thomas and Robert Martin Churchwardens 1772