The Bells

The back six cast between 1590 to 1615 are among the oldest complete ringing six in the country. The trebles were added in 1932 when all the bells were re-hung in a new cast iron frame supported by steel girders

Bell Note Weight
(cwt-qr-lb)
Founder Date Inscription
Treble E 4-1-24 (226 kg) John Taylor & Co
Loughborough
1932 J. Taylor 1932
2 D# 4-3-7(244 kg) John Taylor & Co
Loughborough
1932 J. Taylor 1932
3 C# 5-3-11 (201 kg) William Yare
of Reading
1611 Humphrie Loder
gave this bell
4 B 6-3-2 (343 kg) Joseph Carter
of Reading
1590 Prayse ye the Lord
5 A 8-0-14 (407 kg) William Yare
of Reading
1611 This bell was made 1611
6 G# 9-3-11 (499 kg) William Yare
of Reading
1615 This bell was made 1615
7 F# 13-1-27 (684 kg) Joseph Carter
of Reading
1597 This bell was made 1597
Tenor E 16-1-26 (835 kg) William Yare
of Reading
1612 This bell was made 1612
Sanctus   1cwt (51 kg) R. Wells No date R Wells abourns

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