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Westminster, St James, Piccadilly
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent)* | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | ||
ꓕ | Q1 | 1-1-14 | 11¾" | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
ꓕ | Q2 | 2-2-24 | 22" | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
ꓕ | Hour | 5½ cwt approx. | 27" | 1967 | Mears & Stainbank, Whitechapel | Never | ||
ꓕ | Service | 22 cwt approx. | 49½" | E♭ | 1686 | William & Philip Wightman, Clerkenwell | Never |
Prior to 1967 |
Bell | Weight | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
Q1 | 1¼ cwt approx. | 17⅛" | 1815 | Thomas Mears II | Never | ? Scrapped 1967 | ||
Q2 | 2½ cwt approx | 20½" | 1815 | Thomas Mears II | Never | ? Scrapped 1967 | ||
Q3 | 3 cwt approx. | 23½" | 1749 | Robert Catlin | Never | ? Scrapped 1967 |
History |
1686 | Service bell cast by William & Philip Wightman. | ||
1749 | An hour bell was cast by Robert Catlin. This bell was also used for services. | ||
1815 | Two quarter chime bells were supplied through Thwaites, cast by Thomas Mears. These bells were hung dead above the clock without clappers and had a combined weight of 3-0-17. [1] [2] | ||
1884 | The church was reopened on 18 Oct after restoration, at a cost of £3,500. | ||
1960 | The "Survey of London XXIX" noted that the Wightman bell was standing in the churchyard. | ||
1969 | New clock bells were supplied by Mears & Stainbank``. The hour bell was a stockbell and never weighed. |
[1] | 2 new bells for the quarters of the clock particularly to suit the hour bell & strike louder than bells of that size generally do being thicker & of a different shape. (Whitechapel Day Book 1815) |
[2] | New bells hung above the clock. Combined weight 3-0-17. (Thwaites & Reed daybook, MS 6788/5 - 25 Mar (entry deleted) and 1 Apr1815)) |
Love's Guide to the Bells of the City of Westminster | Page updated: 15 April 2022 |