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| HER Number: | MDV7331 |
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| Name: | St Brannock's Church Bell, Braunton |
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Summary
Bells at St Brannock's Parish Church. Installed in 16th century and recast in 1713.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 489 370 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/12/6
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (XVI to XVIII - 1501 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Chanter, J. F., 1910 - 1911, Cost and weight of a pre-reformation ring of bells, 223 (Article in Serial). SDV95293.
Parish church, Braunton. The whole ring of bells was recast in Braunton in the year 1713. There is a note of the cost and weight of the complete ring of the church bells during the pre-reformation period in the oldest existing volume of the churchwardens' accounts of Braunton, 1554-1610.
Scott, J. + Mack, F. + Clarke, J., 2007, Untitled Source, 49 (Monograph). SDV341450.
The ring of 8 bells is hung for ringing in a cast-iron low-side frame by Taylor, 1928, with cast-iron headstocks and SAB.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341450 | Monograph: Scott, J. + Mack, F. + Clarke, J.. 2007. Towers and Bells of Devon Volume Two: Abbot's Bickington to Zeal Monachorum. Paperback Volume. 49. |
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| SDV95293 | Article in Serial: Chanter, J. F.. 1910 - 1911. Cost and weight of a pre-reformation ring of bells. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 6. Unknown. 223. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV185 | Part of: Braunton, St Brannock's Parish Church (Building) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3297 - BELL NON SPECIFIC (XVI to Unknown - 1501 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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