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NONINGTON, St Mary |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell
Weight
Diameter
Cast
Founder
1
6½ cwt approx.
32"
1854
John Warner & Sons
2 7 cwt approx. 33½" c.1400
Robert Burford
3 9 cwt approx. 36" 1683
John Hodson
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | IOHN WARNER & SONS CRESCENT FOUNDRY LONDON 1854 | |||
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HISTORY |
c.1400 |
Current middle bell (formerly treble) cast. |
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1621 |
Tenor cast by Joseph Hatch. |
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1683 |
Current tenor (formerly middle bell) cast. |
| 1758 | Faussett notes "3 Heavy bells", noting the Hatch tenor and present 2 and 3. |
| 1854 | The tenor was recast by John Warner into a treble bell. It was hung on the headstock of the bell it replaced. |