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The Bells
The oldest record of bells in the tower is an inventory of 25th
May 1553 when there were five bells, the tenor being 1.09m (43
inches) diameter. However non of these bells have survived as the
oldest of the present ring of six was cast in 1640 by J. Finch of
Hereford.
The bells are hung in a steel
frame installed in 1937 by Mears and Stainbank of London and were
refitted in 1951 and 1959 by John Taylors of Loughborough.
The details of the bells are
as follows the weights being in cwt. qr. and lb. (kg)
| Bell |
Note |
Wt imperial |
Wt metric |
Notes |
| Treble |
C# |
6.0.22 |
315 |
Recast in 1903 by J.
Barwell of Birmingham to replace a bell cast between 1783
and 1785 by Charles and John Rudhall of Gloucester. |
| Second |
B |
5.3.26 |
304 |
Recast by John Taylor
of Loughborough in 1959 when the front five were retuned
and rehung. Most of the original inscription was
reproduced. |
| Third |
A |
7.1.4 |
371 |
Originally cast by
John Martin of Worcester 1681. It was broken and recast
in 1976 by John Taylor of Loughborough. |
| Fourth |
G# |
8.0.18 |
415 |
Recast by Mears and
Stainbank in 1937, replacing a previous bell which
probably cast during the restoration period. |
| Fifth |
F# |
11.0.6 |
563 |
The oldest bell cast
in 1640 by J. Finch of Hereford. |
| Sixth |
E |
15.1.6 |
779 |
Cast by John Martin in
1660. 1.16m (45inches) diameter and 0.88m (34 inches)
high. |
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