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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight
(prior to retuning)Weight
(current)Diameter Cast Founder 1
n/a
5-1-15
28"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
2
n/a
5-2-6
29"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
3
n/a
6-1-5
31"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
4
n/a
6-2-10
32"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
5
n/a
7-1-13
34"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
6
n/a
8-2-14
36"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
7
n/a
10-1-8
39"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
8
n/a
12-0-1
41"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
9
n/a
17-2-4
46"
1954
Mears & Stainbank
10
24-0-8
23-2-14
52¾"
1824
Thomas Mears II
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| 3. | T. MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1815 | ||||||||||||
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| 4. | MEARS & STAINBANK WHITECHAPEL FOUNDRY LONDON | ||||||||||||
| CAST 1731 RECAST 1890 REV : BROOK LAMBERT M.A., B.C.L., VICAR |
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| 5. | CHARLES SIMPSON SEXTON R : PHELPS FECIT 1731 | ||||||||||||
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| 6. | THOS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1792 | ||||||||||||
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| 7. | R. PHELPS FECIT 1731 | ||||||||||||
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| 9. | RECAST 1814 THE, REVD G. MATTHEW VICAR à JAMES MORLEY JOHN TRANTER CHURCHWARDENS | ||||||||||||
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| 10. | T. MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1824 | ||||||||||||
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DETAILS OF THE RING PRIOR TO 1954 |
Bell |
Supplied |
Scrapping |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
Fate |
1 |
5-1-11 |
1792 |
Thomas Mears I |
Recast 1954 |
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2 |
5-3-5 |
1734 |
Richard Phelps |
Recast 1954 |
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3 |
5-3-6 |
1815 |
Thomas Mears II |
Recast 1954 |
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4 |
7-3-14 |
32¾" | 1731 |
Richard Phelps |
Recast 1890 |
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4 |
7-0-13 |
6-3-11 |
33¾" | 1890 |
Mears & Stainbank |
Recast 1954 |
5 |
6-3-25 |
1731 |
Richard Phelps |
Recast 1954 |
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6 |
9-3-25 |
1792 |
Thomas Mears I |
Recast 1954 |
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7 |
12-0-0 |
1731 |
Richard Phelps |
Recast 1954 |
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8 |
13-2-26 |
1731 |
Richard Phelps |
Recast 1954 |
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9 |
17-3-20 |
1814 |
Thomas Mears II |
Recast 1954 |
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Clock |
6-0-20 |
1814 |
Thomas Mears II | ?Scrapped 1954 |
| 1. | THOS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1792 | |||
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| 3. | T. MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1815 | |||
| 4. | THE GIFT OF OUR MOST GRACIOUS QUEEN CAROLINE R ; PHELPS FECIT 1731 | |||
| 5. | CHARLES SIMPSON SEXTON R : PHELPS FECIT 1731 | |||
| 6. | THOS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1792 | |||
| 7. | R. PHELPS FECIT 1731 | |||
| 8. | R. PHELPS FECIT 1731 | |||
| 9. | RECAST 1814 THE, REVD G. MATTHEW VICAR à JAMES MORLEY JOHN TRANTER CHURCHWARDENS | |||
HISTORY |
1552 |
Record of 4 bells. |
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1711- 1714 |
Present church built by Hawksmoor. |
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1730 |
Old tower encased and spire added by John James. |
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1731 |
Ring of 8 bells cast by Richard Phelps. |
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1734 |
2 trebles were added to make 10 by Richard Phelps. |
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1792 |
Treble and 6th recast by Thomas Mears. |
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1814 |
9th recast and clock bell cast by Thomas Mears. |
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1815 |
3rd recast by Thomas Mears. |
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1824 |
Tenor recast by Thomas Mears. |
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1890 |
6th Aug | Whitechapel Daybook notes the recasting of the 5th: new bell 7-0-13, old bell 7-3-14 gross (7-2-12 nett), new fittings for the bell, and repairs to the others, £172.4.6. In fact it was the 4th that was recast. |
1894 |
Trebles overhauled. |
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1954 |
Front 9 recast by Mears & Stainbank and rehung in the old strengthened frame. |
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2000 |
All bearing and pulley boxes were replaced (apart from one that could not be shifted) and 2 braces were fixed to the upper frame to cut down movement. The work was done by the KCACR. |
