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WOOLWICH, St Mary Magdalene

 
8 bells
Tenor 12-3-6 in G
Grid Ref. TQ430791
Lewisham District
Frame: ? either 1892 John Warner & Sons or 1893 T Blackbourn of Salisbury
Retuning: 1892 John Warner & Sons
Upstairs ringing room
Peals

DETAILS OF THE BELLS
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

1

 4-3-6

27¼"

1821

Thomas Mears II

2

 4-3-19

28"

 1821

Thomas Mears II

3

 5-2-4

30"

 1821

Thomas Mears II

4

 6-1-7

31½"

 1821

Thomas Mears II

5

 6-3-23

32⅞"

 1821

Thomas Mears II

6

 8-0-2

35¼"

 1821

Thomas Mears II

7

 9-2-25

37⅞"

 1821

Thomas Mears II

8

 12-3-6

40½"

 1932 John Taylor & Co

INSCRIPTIONS

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EARLIER BELLS
Bell Weight Diameter Cast Founder

8 (of 8)

1821

Thomas Mears II
8. T MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1821
HUGH FRASER RECTOR
WILLIAM ROFF
PETER MORGAN		 } CHURCH WARDENS
 

HISTORY
c.1120 Church in existence.
1401 A bell was supposedly cast and installed inscribed "Guillelmus Prene me fecit in honorem sanctae trinitas"
1552 Record of 3 bells.
1726-32 Church rebuilt by Matthew Spray (builder).
1738-9 Bells transferred to the new tower.
1821 Ring of 8 cast by Thomas Mears.
1892 Bells retuned and rehung by Warners for £204.16.10.
1893 Bells rehung in a new frame by T. Blackbourn of Salisbury. ?? Check.
1894 Chancel built.
1929 The tenor was reported to be cracked.
1932 Tenor recast by John Taylor who rehung the remainder with new fittings in the old frame.