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CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL |
FORMER BELLS IN THE OXFORD TOWER |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS ON REMOVAL |
Bell |
Weight |
Weight |
Diameter |
Pitch |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
Treble |
6-0-16 |
6-0-18 |
28⅞" | G | 1923 |
Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1981 |
| 2 | 6-1-15 | 6-1-18 | 30" | F | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1981 |
| 3 | 6-3-24 | 6-3-16 | 31½" | E | 1802 | Thomas Mears I | Recast 1981 |
| 4 | 7-1-0 | 7-1-14 | 32" | D | 1802 | Thomas Mears I | Arundel Tower |
| 5 | 7-1-17 | 7-1-8 | 34" | C | 1855 | Charles & George Mears | Arundel Tower |
| 6 | not weighed | 8-0-23 | 36" | B | 1726 | Samuel Knight | Arundel Tower |
| 7 | not weighed | 8-3-25 | 38" | A | 1726 | Samuel Knight | Arundel Tower |
| 8 | 10-2-25 | 10-2-7 | 40" | G | 1855 | Charles & George Mears | Arundel Tower |
| 9 | not weighed | 12-2-6 | 43½" | F | 1727 | Samuel Knight |
Recast 1981 |
| 10 | not weighed | 16-3-5 | 46½" | E | 1728 | Samuel Knight |
Recast 1981 |
| 11 | not weighed | 21-3-2 | 51½" | D | 1726 | Samuel Knight |
Recast 1981 |
| Tenor | 32-0-6 | 32-0-6 | 57" | C | 1951 | Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1981 |
The pitches of these bells as recorded by Ranald Clouston in 1979:
| Bell | Hum | Prime | Tierce | Quint | Nominal |
| Treble | Ab +0 | E+15 | Bb+9 | D+43 | G-20 |
| 2 | F+13 | Eb-35 | Ab-23 | C-28 | F-20 |
| 3 | F#-39 | C#-8 | G+11 | C-5 | E-2 |
| 4 | E+2 | C#-46 | F#-48 | B-46 | D+33 |
| 5 | C#-14 | B+14 | Eb-6 | Ab-12 | C-7 |
| 6 | B+7 | Bb+14 | D-6 | F#+11 | B-23 |
| 7 | A+16 | A-12 | C+18 | Eb+29 | A-24 |
| 8 | Ab-14 | G+17 | Bb-12 | Eb+21 | G-25 |
| 9 | G-36 | F#-48 | Bb+43 | F-24 | |
| 10 | F-37 | E+7 | G+9 | B+21 | E-52 |
| 11 | Eb-18 | E+2 | F#+18 | A+0 | D-22 |
| Tenor | C-25 | C-25 | Eb-12 | G-9 | C-25 |
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| 3. | THOS. MEARS LONDON FECIT --------- ...... A.D. 1802. PACE REDDITA | ||||||
| 4. | T.POWYS. DN, W.WELFITT, V, DN, H.RADCLIFFE, TR, E,WALSBY, RR,. T.MEARS FECIT 1802 ---------- ............. | ||||||
| 5. | SAMUL NORRIS, GULS GOSTLING AM SK 1726 | ||||||
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A D MDCCCLV BENJ HARRISON A M THESAURO H.G.AUSTIN ARCHTO ¡ ¡ ¡ C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON ¡ ¡ ¡ |
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| 6. | GVL = AYERST S.T.B. GVL EGERTON. L.L.D.¡¡ IOHANNES ¡ GOSLING ¡ ¡ A M SAM = KNIGHT 1726 | ||||||
| 7. | SAM = THOLCOMBE T \ P \ IOHAN = CLARK: S \ T \ P \ SK 1726 | ||||||
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| 8. | DAVID WILKINS S T P EDWARD WAKE S T P S K 1726 | ||||||
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A D MDCCCLV BENJ HARRISON A M THESAURO H.G. AUSTIN ARCHTO ¡ ¡ ¡ C & G MEARS FOUNDERS ¡ ¡ ¡ |
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RINGERS ALL THAT PRIZE YOUR HEALTH & HAPPINESS, BE SOBER MERRY WISE & YOU'LL THE
SAME (same line) POSSESS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
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EARLIER BELLS AND HOW THIS RING WAS BUILT UP |
-- The 1499 John Bayle Bells --
Bell |
Weight |
Cast |
Founder |
1. |
9-0-14 |
1499 |
John Bayle |
2. |
12-1-0 |
1499 |
John Bayle |
3. |
15-1-9 |
1499 |
John Bayle |
4. |
18-0-1 |
1499 |
John Bayle |
5. |
25-1-15 |
1499 |
John Bayle |
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le Mariebelle |
33-0-22 |
1499 |
John Bayle |
| 4 of these bells were recast by Joseph Hatch in 1625. The resultant ring of six was sold to St Peter's Sandwich in 1726, at which point the tenor was recast by Samuel Knight (1727). The whole ring amounting to 55-1-6. |
-- The 1726/7 Samuel Knight Ring of Eight --
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Pitch |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
Treble |
7-1-14 |
C | 1726 |
Samuel Knight |
Recast 1854 |
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| 2 | 8-0-23 | 36" | B | 1726 | Samuel Knight | |
| 3 | 8-3-25 | 38" | A | 1726 | Samuel Knight | |
| 4 | 11-0-24 | G | 1726 | Samuel Knight | Recast 1854 | |
| 5 | ? | F | 1726 | Samuel Knight | Recast 1727 | |
| 6 | ? | E | 1726 | Samuel Knight | Recast 1728 | |
| 7 | 21-3-2 | 51½" | D | 1726 | Samuel Knight | |
| Tenor | 30cwt approx. |
C | 1726 | Samuel Knight | Recast 1778 | |
| 1. | SAMUL NORRIS, GVLS GOSTLING AM SK 1726 |
| 2. | GVL = AYERST S.T.B. GVL EGERTON. L.L.D.¡¡ IOHANNES ¡ GOSLING ¡ ¡ A M SAM = KNIGHT 1726 |
| 3. | SAM = THOLCOMBE T \ P \ IOHAN = CLARK: S \ T \ P \ SK 1726 |
| R ¡ B (head of Charles I) ¡ ¡ | |
| 4. | DAVID WILKINS S T P EDWARD WAKE S T P S K 1726 |
| 5. | (unknown - possibly similar to the inscription on the 1727 recast by Samuel Knight) |
| 6. | (unknown - possibly similar to the inscription on the 1728 recast by Samuel Knight) |
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1726
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| 8. | (unknown) |
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The following bells were later recast: |
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Pitch |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
5 |
12-2-6 |
43½" |
F | 1727 |
Samuel Knight |
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6 |
16-3-5 |
46½" |
E | 1728 |
Samuel Knight |
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Tenor |
28-1-0 |
C | 1778 | Pack & Chapman | Recast 1951 | |
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THAT PRIZE YOUR HEALTH & HAPPINESS, BE SOBER MERRY WISE & YOU'LL THE SAME (same line) POSSESS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
-- Augmentation to 10 bells --
Bell |
Weight |
Weight |
Diameter |
Pitch |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
Treble |
6-3-24 |
6-3-16 | 31½" |
E | 1802 |
Thomas Mears I |
Recast 1981 |
2* |
7-1-0* |
7-1-14 | 32" |
D* | 1802 | Thomas Mears I | |
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| 1. | THOS. MEARS LONDON FECIT --------- ...... A.D. 1802. PACE REDDITA |
| 2. | T.POWYS. DN, W.WELFITT, V, DN, H.RADCLIFFE, TR, E,WALSBY, RR,. T.MEARS FECIT 1802 ---------- ............. |
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Of this ring of ten, the following bells were recast: |
| Bell | Weight | Diameter | Pitch | Cast | Founder |
Fate |
| 3 | ? | ? | C | 1854 | Charles & George Mears | Recast 1855 |
| 6 | ? | ? | G | 1854 | Charles & George Mears | Recast 1855 |
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Inscriptions unknown. |
| Bell | Weight (measured when cast) |
Weight (measured in 1981) |
Diameter | Pitch | Cast | Founder |
| 3* | 7-1-17 | 7-1-8 | 34" | C | 1855 | Charles & George Mears |
| 6* | 10-2-25 | 10-2-7 | 40" | G | 1855 | Charles & George Mears |
| * later tuned to different weight and pitch |
| 1. | SAMUL NORRIS, GULS GOSTLING AM SK 1726 |
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A D MDCCCLV BENJ HARRISON A M THESAURO H.G.AUSTIN ARCHTO ¡ ¡ ¡ C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON ¡ ¡ ¡ |
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| 2. | DAVID WILKINS S T P EDWARD WAKE S T P S K 1726 |
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A D MDCCCLV BENJ HARRISON A M THESAURO H.G. AUSTIN ARCHTO ¡ ¡ ¡ C & G MEARS FOUNDERS ¡ ¡ ¡ |
-- Augmentation to 12 bells --
Bell |
Weight |
Weight |
Diameter |
Pitch |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
Treble |
6-0-16 |
6-0-18 |
28⅞" |
G | 1923 |
Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1981 |
2 |
6-1-15 |
6-1-18 |
30" |
F | 1923 | Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1981 |
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Of this ring of twelve, the tenor was recast: |
Bell |
Weight |
Weight |
Diameter |
Pitch |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
12 |
30-0-6 |
32-0-6 |
57" |
C |
1951 |
Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1981 |
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RINGERS ALL THAT PRIZE YOUR HEALTH & HAPPINESS, BE SOBER MERRY WISE & YOU'LL THE
SAME (same line) POSSESS PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1778 |
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The whole ring was then remodelled in 1981 as is shown here. |
GALLERY |