After lunch we hurried down the road to All Saints.
Although the Church had a more modern feel than some we visited it clearly has a long history
The village of Braunston lies between the towns of Rugby and Daventry on the Warwickshire-Northamptonshire border. It is an important location on the Inland Waterways Network, the meeting point of the Grand Union and Oxford Canals.
Although the church had a more modern feel tha some we visited it clearly has a long history (and a tall spire!) ...
"Early records show that in 1552 there were 'iiij bells in ye steeple & a sanct' (sanctus) bell'. In 1672 these ancient bells were cast into a ring of six by Richard Keene of Woodstock. No 3 was recast in 1681, founder unknown. All six bells were again recast by John Briant of Hertford in 1811 and hung in an oak frame. So far as we know the bells and frame were transferred into the present building in 1849. The weight of the largest (tenor) bell is about 15 1/2 cwt, - ringers still describe bells in Imperial measure. For the younger generation this is 784 kg., just over three quarters of a tonne. In 1922 the bells were retuned and installed in the present all-metal frame and fittings by John Taylor of Loughborough."
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