Tunstall

TUNSTALL, St John the Baptist

	8 bells
	Tenor: 10-1-3 in G
	Ground Floor
	Grid Ref TQ896619
	Rochester District
	Retuned: Never retuned since casting
	Frame: 1975 Whitechapel
	PEALS
	Ż The bells between retuning in 1975 and recasting in 1995. (Dickon Love, from the last peal on the bells, 1995)
	Ż The clock chime on the old bells. (Dickon Love, 1995)
	Ż The new bells. (Tim Dean, Dec 2003)
	Tower Web Site

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1 4-0-0 25" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

2 4-0-2 25˝" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

3 4-1-0 26˝" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

4 4-1-20 28" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

5 5-0-20 30" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

6 6-0-10 31˝" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

7 7-1-6 34" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

8 10-1-8 38˝" 1995 John Taylor & Co.

INSCRIPTIONS

Durham

GIVEN BY
RAYMOND, DONNA,
RICHARD & ROBERT HUTCHINGS
OCTOBER 1995.

	C. E. H. 1923
19		95

Elizabeth

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH MARTIN LUMLEY WEBB
1906 - 1986
FROM HER CHILDREN.

	C. E. H. 1923
19		95

David

THE GIFT OF
STUART COX - TOWER CAPTAIN
IN MEMORY OF HIS PARENTS
DAVID & GWENDOLEN OF LEICESTER

RECAST
19		95

Julie

GIVEN IN EVER LOVING MEMORY BY
THE FAMILY & FRIENDS OF
JULIE MARY WERTS
1944 - 1995.

RECAST
19		95

Vernon

GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD
FOR HE IS GOOD.

RECAST
19		95

John

THEIR SOUND HAS GONE OUT
INTO ALL THE LANDS.
REV. DAVID MATTHIAE, M.A - RECTOR
1995.

RECAST
19		95

Austen

TRUE CONCORD OF WELL TUNED SOUNDS
GIVEN BY FRIENDS OF
AUSTEN BENSTED SILLARS
7 JUNE 1926 - 22 FEBRUARY 1995
AND OF
FRANK PANTON & PAULINE DEAN
MARRIED 18 FEBRUARY 1995.

RECAST
19		95

Richard

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
RICHARD HENRY LUMLEY WEBB
1904 - 1979
FROM HIS CHILDREN.

RECAST
19		95

HISTORY

1573

4th (of 5) cast, founder unknown.

1596

Treble (of 5) cast by Robert Mot.

1600

2nd (of 5) cast by Robert Mot.

1630

Tenor (of 5) cast by John Wilnar.

1702

3rd (of 5) cast by Richard Phelps.

1843

The 5 bells were recast into a ring of 6 by Thomas Mears.

1850

The top part of the tower was pulled down and rebuilt with a high ridged roof.

1899
Tunstall Change Ringing Society founded.

1900

Bells rehung in a new metal frame by Mears & Stainbank.

1923

2 trebles added to make 8 by Mears & Stainbank and hung in a new metal frame above the older one at the expense of Charles E. Homewood.

1975

Bells retuned and rehung in a new metal frame by Whitechapel.

1995

6th Oct.

Bells recast with additional metal into a new peal of 8, and rehung with mostly new fittings by John Taylor.

1996

21st Jan.

New ring dedicated by the R't Rev'd David Say.

1998

Gudgeon on the 5th broke and was replaced.

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

BELL

WEIGHT
(Pre-1975)

WEIGHT
(1975 measured by Whitechapel)

WEIGHT
(1975 measured by Taylor's)

DIAMETER

NOTE

FOUNDED

Treble

3-1-18

3-1-17
3-1-16
24¹/4"

A^b
1923 Mears & Stainbank

2.

3-2-0

3-1-10
3-1-20
24³/16"

G
1923 Mears & Stainbank

3.

3-3-21

3-2-10
3-2-14
26³/4"

F
1843 Thomas Mears II

4.

4-2-26

4-0-8
4-0-6
28¹/16"

E^b
1843 Thomas Mears II

5.

4-3-18

4-1-10
4-1-16
29⁷/8"

D^b
1843 Thomas Mears II

6.

6-0-19

5-3-2
5-3-4
31⁷/8"

C
1843 Thomas Mears II

7.

7-2-17

7-0-4
7-0-16
35"

B^b
1843 Thomas Mears II

Tenor

8-2-4

7-2-13
7-2-4
36³/4"

A^b
1843 Thomas Mears II

The treble and second were supplied at 3-0-26 and 3-2-16 respectively.

INSCRIPTIONS ON THE PRE-1843 RING OF FIVE

1.

Robertvs mot me fecit 1596

2.

Robertvs mot me fecit 1600

3. R. PHELPS FECIT 1702

4.

Prayse ye the Lord 1573

5. JOHN WILNAR MADE ME 1630

Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1 4-3-22 1596 Robert Mot

2 5-0-17 1600 Robert Mot

3 5-2-17 1702 Richard Phelps

4 7-3-7 1573 Robert Mot

5 11-1-15 1630 John Wilnar

The 4th, cast by Robert Mot, the first manager of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London,
was one of his earliest known bells known anywhere in the Kingdom.

INSCRIPTIONS ON THE FORMER OCTAVE

1.

C. E. H.
1923

2.

C. E. H.
1923

3. @ Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino @ mdcccxliii @

4. @ Laudate Dominum in cymbalis bene sonantibus @ mdcccxliii

5. @ Laudate Dominum in cymbalis iubilationis @ mdcccxliii

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7. THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1843

SANCT · SANCT · SANCT · DNUS DEUS SABAOTH

8. THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1843

MORTUI RESURGENT IN NOMINE DEI AMEN
WILL.^M HOWLEY ARCHEP. CANTUAR
GEORGIO BRIDGES MOORE RECT
GEORGIO BAKER PAROCH.^VS
A. D. MDCCCXLIII

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Cast	Founder
1	4-0-0	25"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
2	4-0-2	25˝"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
3	4-1-0	26˝"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
4	4-1-20	28"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
5	5-0-20	30"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
6	6-0-10	31˝"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
7	7-1-6	34"	1995	John Taylor & Co.
8	10-1-8	38˝"	1995	John Taylor & Co.

1573		4th (of 5) cast, founder unknown.
1596		Treble (of 5) cast by Robert Mot.
1600		2nd (of 5) cast by Robert Mot.
1630		Tenor (of 5) cast by John Wilnar.
1702		3rd (of 5) cast by Richard Phelps.
1843		The 5 bells were recast into a ring of 6 by Thomas Mears.
1850		The top part of the tower was pulled down and rebuilt with a high ridged roof.
1899		Tunstall Change Ringing Society founded.
1900		Bells rehung in a new metal frame by Mears & Stainbank.
1923		2 trebles added to make 8 by Mears & Stainbank and hung in a new metal frame above the older one at the expense of Charles E. Homewood.
1975		Bells retuned and rehung in a new metal frame by Whitechapel.
1995	6th Oct.	Bells recast with additional metal into a new peal of 8, and rehung with mostly new fittings by John Taylor.
1996	21st Jan.	New ring dedicated by the R't Rev'd David Say.
1998		Gudgeon on the 5th broke and was replaced.

BELL	WEIGHT (Pre-1975)	WEIGHT (1975 measured by Whitechapel)	WEIGHT (1975 measured by Taylor's)	DIAMETER	NOTE	FOUNDED
Treble	3-1-18	3-1-17	3-1-16	24¹/4"	A^b	1923 Mears & Stainbank
2.	3-2-0	3-1-10	3-1-20	24³/16"	G	1923 Mears & Stainbank
3.	3-3-21	3-2-10	3-2-14	26³/4"	F	1843 Thomas Mears II
4.	4-2-26	4-0-8	4-0-6	28¹/16"	E^b	1843 Thomas Mears II
5.	4-3-18	4-1-10	4-1-16	29⁷/8"	D^b	1843 Thomas Mears II
6.	6-0-19	5-3-2	5-3-4	31⁷/8"	C	1843 Thomas Mears II
7.	7-2-17	7-0-4	7-0-16	35"	B^b	1843 Thomas Mears II
Tenor	8-2-4	7-2-13	7-2-4	36³/4"	A^b	1843 Thomas Mears II

1.
	C. E. H. 1923
2.
	C. E. H. 1923
3.	@ Benedicite omnia opera Domini Domino @ mdcccxliii @

4.	@ Laudate Dominum in cymbalis bene sonantibus @ mdcccxliii

5.	@ Laudate Dominum in cymbalis iubilationis @ mdcccxliii

6.	@ Omnis spiritus laudet Dominum @ mdcccxliii

7.	THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1843
	SANCT · SANCT · SANCT · DNUS DEUS SABAOTH
8.	THOMAS MEARS FOUNDER LONDON 1843
	MORTUI RESURGENT IN NOMINE DEI AMEN WILL.^M HOWLEY ARCHEP. CANTUAR GEORGIO BRIDGES MOORE RECT GEORGIO BAKER PAROCH.^VS A. D. MDCCCXLIII