page_title: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare
section_title: The gotch
hierarchical_section_title: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare / The gotch
caption_attribution_description: English: A beer jub presented to the bell ringers in 1729 by the Vicar. Holds 32 pints. St Peter and Paul's Church, Clare, Suffolk
context_page_description: St Peter and St Paul's Church, Clare is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Clare, Suffolk. It is one of the largest and most beautiful in East Anglia, described as a "large and handsome church... within a spacious churchyard", and is included by Simon Jenkins in his 2009 book England's Thousand Best Churches, where he awards it three stars.
context_section_description: An unusual item in the church is the gotch, a beer jug presented to the bell ringers in 1729 by the vicar, Matthew Bell. It is nearly 20 inches (51 cm) high and has a capacity of 32 imperial pints (18 l). It has a pun in its inscription campana sonant canore ("the bells ring in harmony"). The bell and crown, embossed upon it, are a reference to the Crown Hotel which was owned by the family of the vicar.
caption: The gotch
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