{"id":557,"date":"2016-04-09T11:06:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-09T10:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?p=557"},"modified":"2022-07-31T08:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T07:45:04","slug":"middleton-saint-leonard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rayhutchings.co.uk\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"Middleton, St Leonard"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Parish Church of Saint Leonard, Middleton.<\/p><\/div>\n

There are nine bells hung in the tower at Saint Leonard’s Church. The oldest of these is the Sanctus bell, 0-2-24 in F#, was cast in 1614 by Robert Orwell.  Of the eight ringing bells the current back six bells, 3 – 8, were cast in 1714 by Abraham I Rudhall. The two trebles were added in 1891, by Mears and Stainbank, to form the current ring of eight.<\/p>\n

A peal of 5,300 Anniversary Surprise Majo<\/a>r  was rung in September 2014 with the following footnote to mark the 300th anniversary:<\/p>\n

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This peal is dedicated to the 300th Anniversary of the back six bells at Middleton, which were cast in 1714 by Abraham Rudhall of Gloucester.<\/div>\n
Two additional treble bells were added in 1891, funded by public subscription, to augment to the current eight.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The curious-looking wooden belfry was added on top of the medieval tower in 1666. According to Saint Leonard’s website this was to enable a new set of bells to be added.<\/p>\n

About The Bells<\/h2>\n

Dedication:<\/strong> Saint Leonard
\nBells:<\/strong> 8 bells. Tenor 11-2-18 (588 kg) in F\u266f
\nAssociation:<\/strong> Lancashire Association \/ Rochdale Branch
\nPractice Night:<\/strong> Monday 8pm – 9pm
\nSunday Ringing:<\/strong> 10.15am – 10.45am
\nAddress: <\/strong>New Lane, Middleton, Lancashire. M24 6BW<\/p>\n

Visiting The Church<\/h2>\n

There is a large car park at the church when accessed from New Lane.<\/p>\n

Find Saint Leonard’s on Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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