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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder 1
3-2-16
25½"
1909
Alfred Bowell
2
4-2-0*
26¾"
1909
Alfred Bowell
3
4-3-0
27¾"
1909
Alfred Bowell
4
5-1-0
29¾"
1909
Alfred Bowell
5
6-3-16
32⅝"
1909
Alfred Bowell
6
7-2-0**
34⅝"
1909
Alfred Bowell
7
10-0-1
38⅞"
1909
Alfred Bowell
8
14-1-0
43⅛"
1909
Alfred Bowell
| *Bowell notebook says 3-3-16. ** Bowell notebook says 7-3-0 |
1. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 2. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 3. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 4. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 5. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 6. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 7. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH 1909. 8. ALFRED BOWELL FOUNDER IPSWICH. THIS PEAL OF EIGHT WAS CAST FROM
THE SIX ANCIENT BELLS IN A.D. 1909.R. E. JOHNSTON, M.A. VICAR.
J. HARVEY & MAJOR A. L. PILLEAU CH-WDNS.
F. SHARP,. CAPTAIN OF RINGERS.
Note that the U of Pilleau (on the tenor) looks as if it has been removed,
and looks indented into the bell as opposed to being proud from it.
| The bells are not tuned to a particular scale. The primes are all rather flat, while the hum notes are all sharp. |
EARLIER BELLS |
Earlier ring of
six which was recast by Alfred Bowell in 1909.
The details are from J C L Stahlschmidt (layout assumed):
Bell |
Weight |
Diameter |
Note |
Cast |
Founder |
1 |
32" |
C sharp |
1745 |
Thomas Lester |
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2 |
33½" |
B |
1775 |
Pack & Chapman |
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3 |
35½" |
A |
1758 |
Lester & Pack |
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4 |
38" |
G sharp |
1777 |
Pack & Chapman |
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5 |
41" |
F sharp |
1745 |
Thomas Lester |
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6 |
19-3-14 |
46" |
E |
1693 |
John Hodson |
1. AT PROPER TIMES MY VOICE I WILL RAISE & SOUND TO MY SUBSCRIERS PRASE THOS LESTAR MADE ME 1745 2. MR JOHN BURR CHURCH WARDEN 1775 PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 3. LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT 1758 4. PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1777 5. THOS LESTER OF LONDON CAST ME GEO OSBORNE & IAMES PACKHAM CH WARDENS 1745 6.
EDWARD O BESBEECH IOHN ☼ HODSON ☼ MADE ☼ ME ☼ 1693 ☼
O O O O O O O EDWARD ☼ GARVISS ☼ CHVRCH ☼ WARDENS
HISTORY |
1693
Tenor (of 6) cast by John Hodson.
1745
Treble and 5th (of 6) cast by Thomas Lester.
1758
3rd (of 6) cast by Lester & Pack.
1775
2nd (of 6) cast by Pack & Chapman.
1777
4th (of 6) cast by Pack & Chapman.
1909
Bells recast into a ring of 8 by Alfred Bowell.
