Bell Tower, South East of Church of St Giles
BELL TOWER, SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST GILES, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1161163
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Bell Tower, South East of Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address:
- BELL TOWER, SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST GILES, CHURCH LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1161163
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Bell Tower, South East of Church of St Giles
- Statutory Address 1:
- BELL TOWER, SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST GILES, CHURCH LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BELL TOWER, SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST GILES, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Fenland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tydd St. Giles
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 42733 16448
Details
TF 41 NW TYDD ST. GILES CHURCH LANE 3/72 (East Side)
Bell Tower, south-east GV of Church of St Giles
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Bell tower, late C13 except for bell-stage which is C16 or C17. Barnack limestone to first two stages with bell-stage of red brick with stone quoins. Embattled and of three stages with hipped roof, three stage set-back buttressing and newel staircase in south-east corner. Open sided ground stage with two sides blocked in C17. Each side has two-centred arch of three chamfered orders with half-round columns to responds with moulded capitals and bases. In each wall of first stage is a window (now blocked) of three pointed lights with quatrefoil to head in two-centred arch of two moulded orders, each on an attached shaft. VCH (Cambs), Vol.IV, p.229. Pevsner (Buildings of England), p.475.
Listing NGR: TF4273316448
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 48147
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely, (1953), 229
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire, (1970), 475
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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