Bell Tower - All Saints - Kimcote, Leicestershire
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N 52° 28.416 W 001° 08.354
30U E 626384 N 5815343
Bell tower of All Saints' church, Kimcote, with a ring of 6 bells.
Waymark Code: WM100JM
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/03/2019
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Bell tower of All Saints' church, Kimcote, with a ring of 6 bells.
Kimcote, Leics
All Saints |
Bells |
Bell |
Weight |
Nominal |
Note |
Diameter |
Dated |
Founder |
Canons |
Turning |
1 |
5-0-4 |
1169.0 |
D |
29.25" |
1871 |
William Blews & Sons |
R |
|
2 |
5-2-15 |
1044.0 |
C |
30.75" |
1871 |
William Blews & Sons |
R |
|
3 |
5-2-1 |
927.0 |
Bb |
33.00" |
1612 |
Robert III, Thomas III & Wm Newcombe |
R |
|
4 |
6-2-0 |
879.0 |
A |
34.63" |
1612 |
Robert III, Thomas III & Wm Newcombe |
R |
|
5 |
10-2-17 |
782.0 |
G |
39.50" |
1642 |
Hugh II Watts |
R |
|
6 |
13-1-14 |
696.0 |
F |
43.38" |
1631 |
Hugh II Watts |
R |
|
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4-stage C14/C15 tower, with 4 stringcourses, moulded plinth, angle buttresses, ashlared 4th stage with embattled parapet and crocketed corner finials.
"The present church at Kimcote dates from the 13th century and the oldest part of the church is the chancel whose window design suggests a date earlier than 1300. The church consists of a low west tower, nave, north aisle, chancel and vestry. The north aisle dates from around 1340 and can best be seen at the west end. Further east the wall was replaced with four pillars and a chantry chapel was installed in the east end as can be seen from the piscina in the vestry and in the old alcoves in the wall.
The church has the remains of a rood loft and the entrance to the loft can be seen on the stairway in the south wall by the pulpit, at the Reformation nearly all rood lofts were removed. On the south wall we also have a ‘leper squint’, this was used by the parishioners who were ill or outcasts to view the mass through the wall from outside without being near to the main congregation inside, it probably dates from the 14th century. The roof and clerestory date from the 15th century.
The church underwent a major restoration in 1642, at around that time the font was desecrated and the cover removed, by 1654 the font was restored. The church originally had a steeple but this fell into the church in 1771 and the tower was rebuilt without one."
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