Memorial

Markfield - Victory Bell

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Current Location

St. Michael & All Angels Church, The Green, Markfield, Hinckley And Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE67 9WD, England

SK 48696 10037

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Bells or bell tower
WMR Reference Number: 37553
Description: 1) Tenor bell installed in the tower. 2) Associated wall mounted board with lettering infilled in black paint. Decorative floriated carving, framed within a single-lined square box, at each corner of board. Lines & parts of flower infilled in black.
Inscription: Board : AS A TOKEN OF / THANKSGIVING / FOR VICTORY / 1939 - 1945 / A NEW TENOR BELL / WAS INSTALLED. / DEDICATED BY THE RIGHT REV. / BISHOP J. J. WILLIS C.B.E. D.D. / 16 APRIL 1949 / RECTOR - REV. C. I. H. SIVITER / -CHURCHWARDENS- / MR. J. W. BOULDS. / MR. S. G. WILLARS. Bell : 10.2.8.E TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND A TOKEN OF THANKSGIVING FOR VICTORY 1939 - 1945

Board

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good

Bells

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good