A snow-covered stone church with a crenellated tower stands behind a row of trees and headstones in a winter landscape.

Harston church 1938 (CAS531/Z8)

All Saints church, Harston

History of All Saints, Harston

Listed building:

Parish church mostly mid-late C14 but there is some evidence of an earlier church on the site. The church was restored c.1853.

A stone church with a crenellated tower rises behind a grassy lawn containing a circular stone fountain and dense trees.

Harston church vicarage lawn 1928 (CAS531/Z28)

A close-up black and white photograph showing the curved metal surface of a bell with the cast letters S, V, and A.

Austen Macker Bell in Harston church c.1560 (CAS531/Z22)

All Saints Church, with its tall stone tower, stands behind a dense line of trees above a calm stream reflecting the scene.

Harston church, (CAS531/Z21)

A man in dark clothes stands on a truck bed with five large metal church bells, in front of a stone church and graveyard.

Harston church 1937 (CAS531/Z5)

A large metal bell with an ornate top crown stands on a stone base in front of a window with a diamond-pattern leaded glass.

Austen Bracker Bell, Harston church c.1560 (CAS531/Z13)

In 2026 DP sent this email:

It is my grandfather Walter Samuel Oxbrough delivering the bells in 1937. It was his own firm “Loughbrough Transport “. He did a great deal of work for John Taylors. I have just donated a collection of photos including the one of your site to the Taylor Museum and that is how we tracked down your church.

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