Logged Visits:

3rd May 2024  14:38  by Triggers

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10th Aug 2023  13:26  by Thejenkies

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Flagstaff still there.

Cirencester Church Tower Flagstaff

27th May 2023  11:33  by JamesA60

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Lovely church and town centre. A lovely day for it too, with the farmers market in the town square.

Cirencester Church and Farmers Market ©JamesA60

23rd Aug 2022  17:40  by BILLY COO

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Cirencester Church Tower Flagstaff ©BILLY COO

5th May 2022  19:27  by tigger4242

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Nice Church

©tigger4242

2nd Dec 2019  11:15  by MaximumBob

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27th Oct 2019  17:05  by PlasmaWave

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Towards dusk on a quiet Sunday evening ... the Church and town centre looked very attractive. Unfortunately not able to access the tower.

TP12399 Cirencester Church Tower

23rd Apr 2019  12:08  by m13751

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a quick visit on a coach break...

30th Sep 2017  10:25  by fitzydan

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Last day of the year that the tower's open. Well worth the entry fee, great views...

The Trigpoint

27th Jun 2015  10:43  by Pir8sOld&New

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After ringing first in chamber, popped on up the spiral staircase to the roof to enjoy a beautiful view today, could even seen the Three Buses/The Clumps 20 miles away on the ridgeway, clearly. Picture taken of one of gargoyles which is more fun than the flagstaff.

Stonework ©Pir8sOld&New

27th Jun 2015  07:40  by Dusty

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Tower & Flagstaff

28th Jul 2014  22:42  by weathervane10

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A visit to Cirencester so just had to log this one. A very beautiful church. Unfortunately unable to access the tower.

28th Jun 2014  13:30  by Simonthebridge

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A Fab day out climbing the tower fear of height kept at bay :-)

9th Mar 2014  09:47  by BRISTOLIAN

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Found whilst Geocaching in the area.

The church. Cirencester church.©BRISTOLIAN

8th Mar 2014  15:27  by pkbathrooms

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marvellous church two trigs and a benchmark. revisit with dusty 27/06/15

11th Jan 2014  15:05  by Keith Stevens

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Bagged from the street, with no time to go up to get the bolt. Good work by previous triggers

Cirencester Church Tower

13th Nov 2013  10:05  by jonglew

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Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I listed building, originally 12thC with additions over the centuries. Free-standing tower erected 1400 - it contains a miniature replica of the Big Ben clock, and was the first church in Britain to have a peal of 12 bells. Visited today and fortunate enough to get a personal guided tour of the tower.

St Johns Church TP9787©jonglew
St Johns Church - The Flagstaff TP9787©jonglew
Verger raising Union Flag TP9787©jonglew
The Flagstaff TP9787©jonglew

29th Jun 2013  10:11  by edfielden

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Previously logged 23 May 2012 as a view from ground level. This time I went up the tower of my home town parish church for the first time to see the flagstaff close at hand. The tower is open to the public for only 5 or 6 days a year (entry £3). A very narrow spiral staircase leads up the tower past the bell-ringing chamber, the clock mechanism room and the bell chamber. The flagstaff sits in the centre of the roof and doubles as a low-powered (10W) radio transmitter broadcasting BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the Cirencester town area. 1.7m WSW along the ridge of the roof is a bolt (TP12399).

Cirencester Church Tower Flagstaff - base Looking ESE; bolt (TP12399) also visible ©edfielden
Cirencester Church Tower Flagstaff Close-up view ©edfielden
Cirencester Church Tower Flagstaff Transmitting! ©edfielden
Cirencester Church Tower Flagstaff View from back down on terra firma ©edfielden

13th May 2013  15:51  by Trigger

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TP9787

12th Mar 2013  14:47  by wrose

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Visiting Cirencester so the opportunity to visit the church was just too good not to miss and what a fine place it is too.

Cirencester Church Tower

23rd Oct 2012  13:30  by cmb1953

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13th Sep 2012  16:05  by bluebeard

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12th Sep 2012  12:50  by arranc

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23rd May 2012  13:51  by edfielden

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I've visited my home town parish church many times, but this log date was the first visit after the addition of the flagstaff to the database. This was the occasion of the Olympic Torch Relay visiting Cirencester - a baking hot May afternoon and in the company of about 9,000 other people in the town centre as the torch passed through just before 4pm. My first visit here would have been 24 June 1984 on the occasion of my Christening in the church. The bunting was up in the Market Place then too! I stayed at ground level this time but there is also a bolt (TP12399) on top of the tower which is open to the public 5 or 6 days a year.

Cirencester Parish Church Flagstaff visible on tower, London 2012 banners visible in foreground! ©edfielden

7th Dec 1984  12:00  by Bridgeman

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Winter visit to town but been to Cirencester many times.

Cirencester Church ©Bridgeman