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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter
Note Cast Founder 1
5-0-1 29" F 1855
Charles & George Mears 2
5-1-8 30" E 1855 Charles & George Mears 3
6-1-17 32" D 1855 Charles & George Mears 4
6-3-2 34" C 1855 Charles & George Mears 5
7-2-13 36" B flat 1855 Charles & George Mears 6
8-3-8 38" A 1855 Charles & George Mears 7
11-0-17 41½" G 1855 Charles & George Mears 8
15-3-10 46½" F 1855 Charles & George Mears
INSCRIPTIONS |
| The inscriptions are taken from J.R.Jerram's reading in 1902 (where he doesn't give the layout), so these are all subject to verification. |
| 1. | + GLORY TO THE FATHER HIGH + THIS PEAL OF EIGHT BELLS + THE FIRST IN HONOUR OF ST GEORGE + C. & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 2. | + TO THE SON'S DREAD MAJESTY + THE SECOND IN HONOUR OF ST MICHAEL. C. & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 3. | + TO THE SPIRIT, ONE AND THREE + THE THIRD IN HONOUR OF ST BARNABAS. C. & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 4. | + BLESSING, HONOUR, GLORY BE + THE FOURTH IN HONOUR OF ST PAUL. C & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 5. | + EVER AS ERE THE WORLD BEGAN + THE FIFTH IN HONOUR OF ST PETER. C & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 6. | + EVEN NOW WHILE AGES RUN + THE SIXTH IN HONOUR OF ALL SAINTS. C. & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 7. | + EVEN AS SHALL BE EVERMORE + THE SEVENTH IN HONOUR OF THE B. VIRGIN MARY. C. & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
| 8. | + WHEN THE WORLD OF CHANGE IS OER + THE EIGHTH IN HONOUR OF ST GABRIEL |
| + WAS PRESENTED TO THIS CHURCH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1855 + BEING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE FIRST INCUMBENT, BRYAN BELCHER. C. & G. MEARS, LONDON. |
EARLIER BELL |
| Bell | Weight | Cast | Founder | Fate |
Single bell |
6-0-9 | 1853 |
Charles & George Mears | Traded in 1855 |
HISTORY |
| 1853 | A bell was supplied for the new church by Charles and George Mears. The foundry records show that it cost £51.1s.6d, that the clapper, stock, wheel, ironwork and brasses came to £6.10s and the frame, fixing and hanging cost £13.10s. |
| 1854 | Church finished. |
| 1855 | The new church was equipped with a ring of 8 bells in a new frame by Charles and George Mears. The old bell was bought in part exchange. The fittings of the old bell were reused on one of the new bells. |
| 1888 | Church restored at a cost of £3,200. |
| 1901 | Fittings repaired by Mears & Stainbank. |
| 1967 | There was an unadvertised peal attempt (lost after 4,500 changes). The local band continued to ring for a little while after this before ringing then stopped. |
| 1978 | Ringing resumed on the first Sunday of each month. |
| mid-1980s | The bells were left silent. |
| 2002 | Some remedial action in the belfry and goodwill in the church allowed the bells to be rung again, and regular ringing continued. |
