St John's, Rishworth: west tower

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St John's, Rishworth: west tower

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 26 Aug 2024

The tower, in particular, reminded me (even before looking this up) of that at Northowram the other side of Halifax Image It turns out they were by the same architect, Joseph Walsh. Although apparently large enough for a ring of bells, the Church Heritage Record only mentions one 'calling' bell.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.657493
Longitude
-1.952148