17 bells Bass: 3-0-11 in G Retuning: Never subsequently retuned Frame: 1962 Mears & Stainbank (4 tiers) Clock and Tune Chime Grid Ref: TQ292804 Sound clip of the 2nd quarter chime The Editor hopes to put a short video up on this page to show the performance of these figures in due course.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
1	0-0-23	8½"	G	1962	Mears & Stainbank
2	0-0-26	9"	F sharp	1962	Mears & Stainbank
3	0-1-6	9½"	F	1962	Mears & Stainbank
4	0-1-3	9½"	E	1962	Mears & Stainbank
5	0-1-13	10½"	D	1962	Mears & Stainbank
6	0-1-22	11"	C sharp	1962	Mears & Stainbank
7	0-2-1	11½"	C	1962	Mears & Stainbank
8	0-2-11	12"	B	1962	Mears & Stainbank
9	0-2-5	12½"	B flat	1962	Mears & Stainbank
10	0-2-14	13"	A	1962	Mears & Stainbank
11	0-2-27	14"	G	1962	Mears & Stainbank
12	0-3-3	14½"	F sharp	1962	Mears & Stainbank
13	0-3-22	15	F	1962	Mears & Stainbank
14	0-3-21	15½"	E	1962	Mears & Stainbank
15	1-1-5	17"	D	1962	Mears & Stainbank
16	1-2-11	19"	C	1962	Mears & Stainbank
17	3-0-11	24"	G	1962	Mears & Stainbank

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HISTORY

1962

A chime of 17 bells was cast by Mears & Stainbank (June 1962) and installed in a case outside the Fortnum & Mason's shop. They were installed in a 4-tier frame with the tenor in the bottom tier. The clock chimes the Cambridge quarters and hour. The clock's two pavilions are cast in solid bronze and have additional clock faces on their outward facing sides. At the front there are hinged doors which open every hour. Through these appear figures of the store's founders, Mr Fortnum and Mr Mason, each about four feet high. As the clock chimes the hour, the figures move forward, turn towards each other and bow. At the end of the chime an eighteenth century air is played on seventeen bells. The airs include The Lass with the Delicate Air, the mignon Gavotte and the Princess Gavotte. As each tune nears its end the two figures bow to each other once again and return to their respective pavilions.

GALLERY

Bells on the top tier.	Bells on the 3rd tier up.	Bells on the bottom tier, including the tenor in the middle.

Bells on the bottom tier, including the bass in the middle.	The 3rd tier up from the side.	Another view of the bottom tier from the side. The window to the road is to the right.

The middle two tiers.	The mechanics of the electric clock.	The control panel for the 17 pairs of solenoids.
The tune machine that plays the airs.	The two figures emerging from the clock.