Bell mechanism
Category
Leatherwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather and brass
Measurements
150 x 150 mm
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Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire
NT 426941.3
Summary
One of seven leather bell muffles. The bell muffle fits on the clapper of a bell so when the bell rings it gives a muffle sound like an echo. The muffle was used in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity at Staunton Harold, Leicestershire.
Provenance
The Chapel at Staunton Harold was presented to the National Trust by the 12th Earl Ferrers in 1954. A partial endowment was given by the Dulverton Trust, and the building was restored by public subsciption and with a munificent grant from the PilgrimTrust and grants from the Historic Churches Preservation Trust and the Incorporated Church Building Society.