The spire of St James
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The spire of St James by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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The spire of St James
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 24 Jun 2021
The church dates back to the thirteenth century. The clock and a peal of bells were presented to the church in 1687. These bells were recast in 1921, and were affectionately known as the “Mangotsfield Buckets”. The present appearance is down to the major renovation of 1851.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.48339
Longitude
-2.484688