All Saints Church, Hampreston facts for kids
Quick facts for kids All Saints Church, Hampreston |
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All Saints from the North
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 All Saints Church, Hampreston
Location in Dorset
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| 50°47′20″N 1°55′23″W / 50.7888°N 1.9231°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Charismatic Evangelical |
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| Dedication | All Saints |
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| Diocese | Salisbury |
| Province | Canterbury |
All Saints Church is a special church in Hampreston, Dorset, England. It belongs to the Church of England. This church is also a Grade II* listed building, which means it's a very important historical place.
Church History
The main part of All Saints Church has been around for a long time. The tall tower and the central area, called the nave, were built in the early 1400s.
Later, in the late 1800s, the choir section was added. This is the part of the church where the singers or clergy sit. A new aisle was also built on the north side of the nave.
The church was completed with the addition of the porch in the 1900s. A stone in the porch suggests it might have been built even earlier, around 1794.
The Church Bells
All Saints Church has a set of bells that have been added over many years. In 1738, there were three bells. These are still part of the church's collection today.
In 1800, a bell-making company called Thomas Mears added a fourth bell. Later, in 1923, the largest bell, called the tenor, was made. It weighs about half a ton, which is 508 kilograms!
The smallest bell, known as the treble, was added in 1928. These additions completed the full set of bells that ring out from the tower.
In 2003, the bells were carefully checked and repaired by a company called Whites of Appleton. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry also helped to make sure several bells sounded just right. In 2013, one of the bells, the fifth one, cracked. It had to be repaired by welding it back together.
