PRIORS MARSTON St Leonard 6, 14cwt in F (GF) Anticlockwise
| Grid Reference | 151/258657 |  |
| Postcode | CV47 7SB | |
| Recording | None Available | |
| Affiliation | Coventry DG | |
| Peals | Felstead Database | |
| Sunday | Not Known | |
| Practice | Monday 1930-2100 | |
| Other information | Anticlockwise |
History
This is one of many very nice South Warwickshire village with a nice church. The earliest known church on this site was built in the 13th century. The tower dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, but the building was largely rebuilt in 1863 as it stands today. The church has recently undergone a significant renovation and improvement programme - including the addition of a kitchen and toilet, removing Victorian block work and modern organ pipe facade to reinstate and glaze an older arch to the tower, and removal of pews at the rear (west end) of the church.
Originally a complete ring of 6 by Bagley, the bells are hung anti-clockwise and rung from the ground floor, but nevertheless go well. The tenor cracked in 1844 and was recast in Loughborough. The Bagley bells are "listed". The wooden frame in contemporary with the bells (1721 - at which time the tower was partially rebuilt) but strengthened and underpinned when the bells were rehung by Mears & Stainbank in 1939. All bells retain their canons and have been quarter turned.
A peal of Minor in seven methods was rung here in 3 hours & 11 minutes on Shrove Tuesday 1778 - one of the few recorded early change-ringing performances in the county. However, a peal in 1946 claims to be the first on the bells! Perhaps their research was not up to today's standards?
Enter through the tower door on the south side.
The treble's headstock was replaced in May 2017, alongside minor work to the 3rd and 5th.
Details of the Bells
1 Henry Bagley III, Buckingham 1721 5½cwt 31.00" 1205.5Hz (D+44c)
2 Henry Bagley III, Buckingham 1721 6¼cwt 31.25" 1064.0Hz (C+28c)
3 Henry Bagley III, Buckingham 1721 7cwt 34.00" 965.5Hz (Bb+61c)
4 Henry Bagley III, Buckingham 1721 8¾cwt 35.25" 889.5Hz (A+18c)
5 Henry Bagley III, Buckingham 1721 11cwt 38.00" 807.5Hz (G+52c)
6 John Taylor & Son, Loughborough 1845 14cwt 43.25 706.0Hz (F+18c)
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