The Bell Turret, St Mary's Chapel
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The Bell Turret, St Mary's Chapel
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 16 Apr 2013
The bell turret with its single bell on Image The current chapel bell inscribed "T. Legh of High Legh, Esquire, 1580, Recast 1878" (http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/legh.html Leigh and Legh of High Legh). The Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary dates from around 1581 when it was built as a chapel of ease to High Legh East Hall. The church was restored in 1836 and 1858 but the hall was demolished in 1963. The chapel is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building (http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1139516 National Heritage List for England).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.351402
Longitude
-2.451242