St Mary the Virgin, Week St Mary, North Cornwall UK
N 50° 45.128 W 004° 30.036
30U E 394145 N 5623335
A tower on a church in North Cornwall.
Waymark Code: WM7C0H
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/03/2009
Views: 2
Week St Mary is a quiet village in North Cornwall a few miles from the seaside town of Bude. The church is set in the centre if the village and has a large graveyard with many graves.
The church built in 1643 and is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin.
The tower has three stages and is 99 feet in height, including its pinnacles. There are six bells which were hung in 1731, the bells were re-hung and repaired in 1887 when the tower was also renovated.
See link below for much more detail.
Address of Tower:
Week St Mary Church
Week St Mary
Bude, Cornwall UK
EX22
Still Operational: yes
Number of bells in tower?: 6
Relevant website?: [Web Link]
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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: Not listed
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