BROMLEY COMMON, St Luke |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder 1
4-2-23
26½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
2
4-2-2
27½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
3
5-0-25
29½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
4
6-0-14
31½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
5
7-1-13
34"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
6
7-3-3
35½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
7
11-0-15
39½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
8
15-1-8
44½"
1910
John Taylor & Co.
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | SURSUM CORDA |
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 MCMX |
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| 2. | GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO |
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MCMX |
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| 3. | IN TERRA PAX |
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MCMX |
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| 4. | TE MAGNIFICAMUS |
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MCMX |
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| 5. | EXULTANT SPIRITUS NOSTRI |
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MCMX |
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| 6. | TE BENEDICIMUS |
| (vines) | |
MCMX |
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| 7. | LUMEN GENTIUM |
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MCMX |
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| 8. | HOMINUM SALVATOR |
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MCMX |
FORMER BELLS |
| Bell | Weight | Diameter | Pitch | Cast | Founder | Fate |
1 |
0-0-14 |
Sold to G&J 1890 |
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1 |
7-1-21 |
35" |
A |
1890 |
Gillett & Johnston |
Scrapped? 1910 |
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| LAUS DEO W. CHATTERTON B.A. M.D. COLLEGIT J.W. BENNETT ET W.H. DODGSON SACRORUM CUSTODES. R.I. WOODHOUSE. M.A. VICARIUS. 1890 |
The inscription was taken from the Gillett & Johnston Order Book. It presumably also bore the inscription "CAST BY GILLETT & JOHNSTON, CROYDON. 1890" in the inscription band. |
HISTORY |
1886-1890 Church build by Arthur Causton. Whilst it had no tower, the church was equipped with a bell of 14lbs in a frame (founder unknown). 1890 The existing bell was replaced with a new bell by Gillett & Johnston (order dated 27th Nov 1889) for £45. It was hung on a new beam. The foundry took the old bell away together with the existing frame. 1910
New tower built; ring of bells cast and hung by John Taylor. This work was done in memory of John Wheeler-Bennett, C.B.E., J.P. The fate of the old bell is not yet known. 1929
Bells rehung on ball bearings.
