BURMARSH, All Saints |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder
1
4-0-19
27"
1926
Mears & Stainbank
2
4-3-26
28½"
1899
Mears & Stainbank
3
5-1-0
29"
1371-1392
William Burford
4
6-2-20
33"
1371-1392
William Burford
5
7-3-3
37½"
1926
Mears & Stainbank
6
9-3-12
39"
1899
Mears & Stainbank
Old 4th
8-0-10
35¾"
Mid 15th Cent.
John Danyell
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | |
| Gloria in excelsis deo | |
| 2. | |
| Gloria in excelsis deo | |
| 3. |   |
| 4. | |
| 5. | [Blank] |
| 6. | |
| MAGNIFICAT
ANIMA MEA DOMINUM A.M.D.G. OFFERED BY MARY E. CLARKE, 1898 |
The former tenor (of 3) by John Danyell is preserved in the church and bears the following inscription:
HISTORY |
1371
-1392
2 bells cast by William Burford.
c. 1450
Bell cast by John Danyell as a tenor to the two already present.
1552
Record of 3 bells in the tower.
1899
A new treble and tenor were cast by Mears & Stainbank to augment the ring to 5.
1926
Danyell bell replaced with a new bell by Mears & Stainbank (now the 5th). A new treble was also cast to make 6.
1931
Tenor rehung by Mears & Stainbank.
late 1960s
Bells rehung individually by Brian Butcher (KCACR).
1974
Cracked Danyell bell which had stood outside the church, was resited inside the church.
PHOTOGRAPH |
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The former Danyell bell
(replaced by the current 5th) standing outside the church. |
