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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder 1
3½ cwt approx.
25⅝" 16th Cent
Robert Doddes or Thomas Kempe
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3 cwt approx.
23⅜" 13th Cent
Unknown
| 1. | A BOVE ALL THINGES LOVE GOD |
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| The inscriptions are taken from Ranald Clouston's notes in 1969, and differ from Stahlschmidt, who says "ANELP EICARG AIRAM AVE", which is "Ave Maria Gracie Plena" backwards. However this doesn't reconcile with Clouston. This tenor inscription appears on the shoulder of the bell. |
HISTORY |
| 13th Cent | Present tenor cast, founder unknown. | |
| 16th Cent | Current treble cast. The founder is unknown, but probably Robert Doddes or Thomas Kempe. | |
| 1758 | Rev'd Bryan Faussett wrote:
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| 1887 | Stahlschmidt wrote, but see 1969 below:
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| 1969 | Bells inspected by Ranald Clouston and David Cawley. They confirmed that the larger bell actually had a higher note, and therefore represents the treble. They noted that ropes were attached to wooden levers, hung in a timber frame over the west end. There was no floor immediately below the bells. | |
| 1982 | Bells rehung for swing chiming with levers by Whitechapel. |