Illustrated Dictionary of British Churches - Board Bell Turret Definition

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Board Bell Turret

A bell turret clad in wooden boards rather than stone. Boarded turrets are common in several parts of the country, notably the South East and Herefordshire.



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Canons Ashby Priory

Canons Ashby Priory
This 13th-century church is all that remains of the 12th-century Augustinian priory of Canons Ashby. After the priory was dissolved at the Reformation, the church was owned by the Cope and Dryden families of Canons …

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