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| Information:
Irene Sandells Last changed: 6 Nov 2003 |
The Tower is thought to have been built in 1450, but was much restored in the 19th century. It houses a peal of eight bells that, together with their hangings, weighs nearly seven tons. The bells, cast between 1606 and 1883, are: | |||||
| Treble | by John Warner & Sons, 1883 | |||||
| Second
| by John Warner & Sons, 1883 | |||||
| Third | inscribed 'The gift of John Palmer Esq. High Sheriff of the County, 1726' | |||||
| Fourth | by Joseph Carter 1608 | |||||
| Fifth | by Richard Eldridge, inscribed 'Our Hope is in the Lord, 1606' | |||||
| Sixth | by Warner & Sons, 1883 (formerly a 15th century bell) | |||||
| Seventh | by William Carter, 1610 | |||||
| Tenor | by
Brian Eldridge bears the names John Taylor & Thomas James, Churchwardens, 1651 | |||||
