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Tower and County | No display | Weight Display | Tenor Date | Tenor Founder | Event Start | Event | Event Changed | Next Event | Previous Event Date | Previous Event |
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Ashford, Kent, S Mary V | 6 | 22½ cwt | 1620 | Hatch, Joseph | 1620 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 and resultant 4-6/6 recast by Joseph Hatch in 1620 | 1762 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Lester & Pack in 1762 | ||
Axbridge, Som, S John Bapt | 5 | 24 2 14 | 1617 | Purdue, Roger I | 1617 | Known to be 5 by when 3 & 5/5 cast by R Purdue in 1617 | 1723 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by T Bilbie in 1723 | ||
Banstead, Surrey, All Saints | 5 | 20¾ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1613 | Assumed to be 5 when former 4/8 cast in 1613 by William Carter | 1638 | Assumed to be 6 when former 3/8 cast in 1638 by an unknown founder | ||
Banwell, Som, S Andrew | 5 | 19½ cwt | 1613 | Purdue, Richard & George | 1613 | Tenor recast by R & G Purdue in 1612/13 | 1638 | Tenor recast by Roger Purdue in 1638 | 1600 | Known to be 5 when Tenor recast by R&G Purdue in 1600 |
Beverley, E Yorks, Minster Ch of SS John & Martin | 6 | 21 0 20 | 1400 | B…,I… | 1552 | Known to have been 6 in 1552 | 1747 | Known to be 8 by 1747 when 1 & 2/8 cast by Thomas Lester | ||
Birmingham, W Mids, SS Peter & Paul, Aston | 5 | 18 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to be 5 by 1552 until 1776 with Tenor approx 18 cwt | 1776 | Existing 5 recast into 8 in 1775/6 by P&C | ||
Brailes, Warks, S George | 6 | 31 2 08 | 1450 | Medieval | 1552 | Known to be 6 by 1552 | 1877 | 3 and 6/6 recast by W Blews in 1877 | ||
Brewood, Staffs, SS Mary & Chad | 4 | 13 3 16 | 1350 | Lichfield, Michael de | 1575 | Former 1/4 cast by Thomas Newcombe in latter half of 16C | 1692 | Existing 4 augmented to 5 by Henry Bagley II in 1692 | ||
Bristol, Bristol, Cathedral, Central Tower | 5 | 22 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1553 | Existing 9 reduced to 5 in 1553 | 1670 | Tenor of exiting 5 recast in 1670 by R Purdue | 1539 | Known to have been 9 bells in existence in 1539 |
Chester, Ches, Cathedral | 5 | 29 cwt | 1606 | Oldfield, Henry II | 1606 | 2-5/5 recast again by Henry Oldfield II 1606 | 1738 | Tenor recast by S Knight in 1738 | 1605 | Original 5 recast by Henry Oldfield II in 1604/5 |
Chipping Campden , Gloucs, S James | 5 | 22 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1615 | Believed to by 5 by circa 1615 | 1665 | Known to be 6 by 1665 | 1600 | Believed to be 4 by 1600 |
Christchurch, Dorset, Priory | 5 | 40 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1600 | Known to have been 7 in 1539 but existing 5 in 1663 remodelled so assumed 5 in 1600 | 1663 | Existing ring of 5 remodelled and augmented to 6 by W Purdue in 1663 by scrapping former 5/5, recasting existing 4/5 to become new 6/6 and adding new 1 & 2/6 | ||
Colston Bassett, Notts, S John Div | 5 | 20 0 00 | 1550 | Quernbie, Robert | 1606 | 5 by 1606 when extant 4/8 cast by Henry Oldfield II | 1892 | Tenor recast and all rehung by Taylor in 1892 | ||
Coventry, W Mids, Cathedral | 6 | 30 1 05 | 1500 | Unknown | 1607 | 6 by 1607 when former 3 & 4/6 dated | 1675 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1675 by H Bagley | ||
Cranbrook, Kent, S Dunstan | 5 | 23 cwt | 1606 | Hatch, Joseph | 1606 | Existing 5 recast by Joseph Hatch in 1606 | 1715 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by R Phelps in 1715 | 1604 | Known to be 5 by 1604 |
Crewkerne, Som, S Bartholomew | 5 | 23 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1612 | Believed to have been 5 by 1612 | 1698 | 3 & 5/5 recast in 1698 by Thomas Purdue | ||
Cullompton, Devon, S Andrew | 7 | 14 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1553 | Existing 8 reduced to 7 by 1553 | 1746 | Assumed that existing 7 had been reduced to 6 when existing 3-6/6 recast by T Bilbie in 1746 | 1549 | Believed to have been 8 cast in 1549 on completion of Tower by an unknown founder |
Dover, Kent, S Mary in Castro | 6 | 38 0 10 | 1345 | Medieval | 1381 | Bell cast by Stephen Norton as part of a ring of 6 | 1690 | Church closed and the existing 6 scrapped in 1690 | 1345 | Known to be 5 bells by 1189, 2 bells cast in 1345 which are assumed to have been 1 & 5/5 by an unknown founder |
East Bergholt, Suff, S Mary V | 5 | 26 2 00 | Unknown | Unknown | 1601 | 5 by when 1/5 recast by Richard Bowler in 1601 | 1621 | Tenor recast by unknown founder in 1621 | ||
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral | 9 | 60 cwt | 1350 | Unknown | 1616 | Existing 8 augmented to 9 in Mixolydian mode (9 with b3rd) in 1616 by John Birdall | 1625 | Tenor recast by T Pennington in 1625 | 1552 | Known to be 8 in mixolydian mode (i.e. 8 with b2nd) by 1552 |
Faversham , Kent, S Mary | 6 | 17½ cwt | 1610 | Hatch, Joseph | 1610 | Tenor recast and possible that ring re modelled to 6 by Joseph Hatch in 1610 | 1748 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 by R Catlin in 1748 | 1459 | Tenor recast by Joanna Sturdy in 1459 |
Frome, Som, S John Bapt | 5 | 28½ cwt | 1550 | Unknown | 1550 | Known to be 5 by 2nd half of 16C | 1632 | 4 and 5/5 recast in 1632 by John Lott | ||
Glastonbury, Som, S John Bapt | 5 | 13 cwt | 1612 | Wiseman, Robert | 1612 | Believed 5 by when Tenor cast by Robert Wiseman in 1612 | 1648 | Existing 5 believed augmented to 6 by the addition of a Tenor in 1648 by Robert Austen | ||
Hackney, Gtr Lon, S John, S John at Hackney | 5 | 10 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1608 | Know to have been 5 in 1608 but no information as to Tenor weight | 1677 | Known to have been 6 in 1677 believed to have all been cast by J Bartlett but no information as to Tenor weight | ||
Hawkhurst, Kent, S Laurence | 5 | 20 0 16 | 1617 | Hatch, Joseph | 1617 | 3 & 5/5 cast by J Hatch in 1617 | 1734 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Richard Phelps in 1734 | ||
Henley on Thames, Oxon, S Mary V | 5 | 21 cwt | 1602 | Unknown | 1602 | Tenor recast in 1602 by unknown founder | 1657 | Tenor recast in 1657 by unknown founder | 1474 | 5 by 1474 |
Hereford, Herefs, Cathedral | 6 | 35½ cwt | 1500 | Unknown | 1500 | Known to be 6 by when Tenor cast c1500 | 1698 | Existing 6 restored and augmented to 10 by Abraham Rudhall I in 1697/8 | ||
Hertford, Herts, All Saints | 5 | 25 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 | 1674 | Existing 5/5 recast and ring remodelled into (assumed lighter) 8 by an unknown founder in 1674 | ||
Hickling, Norf, S Mary | 5 | 20¾ cwt | 1450 | Baxter, Richard | 1616 | 5 by 1616 when current 4/5 cast by William and Alice Brend | 1890 | 1 & 2/5 recast, canons removed from Tenor and all rehung in new frame by Warner in 1890 | ||
Hillingdon, Gtr Lon, S John Bapt | 5 | 20 cwt | 1590 | Wright, Lawrence | 1590 | 5 in 1590 when Tenor cast by L Wright | 1731 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1731 by Richard Phelps | ||
Hinckley, Leics, S Mary V | 5 | 18½ cwt | 1617 | Watts, Hugh II | 1617 | Believed 5 cast in 1617 by H Watts | 1777 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1777 by an unknown founder | ||
Hitchin, Herts, S Mary | 6 | 25 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to be 6 in 1552 with Tenor of 53" diameter | 1689 | Existing 6 recast in 1689 by an unknown founder | ||
Horsham, W Sussex, S Mary V | 5 | 25¾ cwt | 1615 | Eldridge, Richard | 1615 | Tenor of 5 recast by R Eldridge in 1615 | 1633 | Tenor recast by B Eldridge in 1633 | ||
Ilminster, Som, BVM | 5 | 25½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1611 | Believed to be 5 by 1611 when 1/5 recast by George Purdue | 1732 | Tenor recast by T Bilbie in 1732 | ||
Ipswich, Suff, S Mary le Tower | 5 | 23 cwt | 1610 | Graye, Miles I | 1610 | Tenor of original 5 recast by Miles Graye I in 1610 | 1671 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 and resultant 3 & 5/6 recast by John Darbie in 1671 | ||
Kempston, Beds, All Saints | 5 | 17¾ cwt | 1603 | Watts, Hugh I | 1617 | Known to be 5 by 1617 when 1/5 cast | 1893 | Existing 5 augmented to 6, resultant 2, 4 & 5/6 recast and MASp canons removed from 3 & 6/6 by Taylor in 1893 | ||
King's Lynn, Norf, Minster Ch of S Margaret | 5 | 28 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to be 5 in 1552 | 1663 | Known to be 6 by 1663 | ||
Kingsdon, Som, All Saints | 5 | 22¼ cwt | 1616 | Wiseman, Robert | 1616 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1616 by Robert Wiseman | 1625 | Tenor recast by Robert Austen in 1625 | ||
Leamington Hastings, Warks, All Saints | 4 | 22 1 20 | 1600 | Unknown | 1620 | Believed to be 4 by 1620 (when extant 3/5 was former 1/4) | 1851 | Existing 4 remodelled and augmented to 5 by scrapping former Tenor and adding two new Trebles in 1851 by C&G Mears | ||
Leominster, Herefs, SS Peter & Paul | 6 | 20¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1615 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1615 | 1755 | Previous 6 recast and augmented to 8 by W Evans 1755 | 1553 | Known to be 5 in 1553 with a Tenor of 49" in diameter |
London, London, S Andrew, Holborn | 6 | 28 2 07 | 1587 | Mot, Robert | 1587 | Existing 4 bells recast and augmented to 6 by Robert Mot in 1587 | 1731 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 by R Phelps in 1731 | ||
London, London, S Giles, Cripplegate | 5 | 22 3 00 | 1579 | Mot, Robert | 1579 | 4 & 5/5 recast in 1579 by Robert Mot | 1631 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by addition of Tenor in 1631 by unknown founder | 1552 | Known to be 5 in 1552 |
London, London, S Michael, Cornhill | 6 | 31½ cwt | 1599 | Mot, Robert | 1599 | Tenor recast again by Robert Mot in 1599 | 1660 | Believed that 10 in existence prior to being destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666 | 1589 | Tenor recast at second attempt (first in 1588) in 1589 by Robert Mot |
Loughborough, Leics, All Saints | 6 | 23 3 19 | 1613 | Oldfield, Henry II | 1616 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by H Oldfield II in 1616 | 1754 | Existing 6 all recast by T Eayre in 1754 | 1613 | 5/5 recast by H Oldfield II in 1613 |
Louth, Lincs, S James | 5 | 21 cwt | 1500 | Unknown | 1589 | Existing 5 remodelled when Tenor scrapped and 2 other bells recast leaving previous 4/5 as Tenor in 1589 by an unknown founder | 1654 | Believed to be 6 by 1654 | 1509 | Known to be 5 by 1509 |
Margate, Kent, S John Bapt | 5 | 22¼ cwt | 1449 | Sturdy, John | 1600 | Known to be 5 by 1600 | 1785 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by W Mears in 1785 | ||
Market Harborough, Leics, S Dionysius | 6 | 20 2 00 | 1613 | Watts, Hugh I | 1613 | Known to be 6 by 1613 when Tenor cast by Hugh Watts | 1901 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 by Taylor in 1901 | ||
Middlewich, Ches, S Michael & All Angels | 4 | 14½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1598 | Known to be 4 in 1598 | 1708 | Tenor recast in 1708 by an alleged "Gabrell Smith", assumed Gabriel Smith | ||
Minehead, Som, S Michael | 5 | 19 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1607 | Believed 5 from medieval times and certainly by when 2/5 cast by Thomas Pennington in 1607 | 1804 | 3 & 5 of existing 5 recast by Thomas Bilbie in 1804 | ||
Monks Kirby, Warks, S Editha | 6 | 26 0 18 | 1618 | Watts, Hugh II | 1618 | 6 by when Tenor cast by Hugh Watts in 1618 | 1921 | Existing 6 augmented to 8, remainder retuned, canons removed and all rehung by Taylor in 1921 | ||
Montacute, Som, S Catherine | 5 | 23½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1619 | Believed to be 5 by when extant 2/6 cast by Robert Wiseman in 1619 | 1733 | Known to be 5 when Tenor recast in 1733 by William Knight | ||
Nantwich, Ches, S Mary | 5 | 20 2 04 | 1608 | Lee, George | 1608 | 5 when Tenor cast by George Lee in 1608 | 1669 | Tenor recast by Clibury to 17-3-12 in 1669 | ||
Newark, Notts, S Mary Magd | 5 | 28 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 | 1656 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by an unknown founder between 1646 and 1656 | ||
Newcastle, T & W, Cathedral | 5 | 33 cwt | 1615 | Graye, Miles I | 1615 | Tenor recast by Miles Graye in 1615 | 1622 | Tenor recast by Miles Graye in 1622 | 1600 | Believed to be 5 by 1600 |
Norwich, Norf, S Andrew | 6 | 26 3 07 | 1566 | Unknown | 1566 | 6 bells when Tenor cast by an unknown founder in 1566 | 1633 | Tenor recast by W & J Brend in 1633 | ||
Norwich, Norf, S Peter Mancroft | 6 | 23 cwt | 1618 | Brend, William | 1618 | 6 by when Tenor cast by W Brend in 1618 | 1676 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1675/6 by Edward Tooke | ||
Nottingham, Notts, S Mary V | 5 | 32 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1553 | Known to have been 5 by 1553 | 1637 | Tenor recast by G Oldfield II in 1637 | ||
Ormskirk, Lancs, SS Peter & Paul | 5 | 35 cwt | 1576 | Oldfield, Henry I | 1576 | Original 5 recast by Henry Oldfield I in 1576 | 1714 | Ring remodelled by recasting former 1-3 & 5/5 into 6 making existing 4/5 the new Tenor in 1714 by Abraham Rudhall | ||
Oxford, Oxon, Cathedral | 6 | 33 cwt | 1589 | Unknown | 1589 | Known to be 6 by 1589 when Tenor cast by an unknown founder | 1680 | Existing 6 augmented to 10 by Christopher Hodson in 1680 | ||
Oxford, Oxon, New College | 5 | 25 0 14 | 1617 | Purdy | 1617 | Tenor recast by Purdy in 1617 | 1655 | Existing 5 recast, remodelled and augmented to 8 by Michael Darbie in 1655 | 1400 | Known to be 5 in medieval times |
Plymouth, Devon, S Andrew | 5 | 35¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1594 | Known to have been 5 installed in 1594 | 1631 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 in 1631 by an unknown founder | ||
Plymouth, Devon, S Mary, Plympton St Mary | 2 | 26½ cwt | 1614 | Purdue, George | 1614 | 2 bells cast (extant 4 & 8/8) in 1614 by G Purdue | 1725 | Existing 2 augmented to 4 by addition of 2 & 3/4 (former 6 and extant 7 of current 8) in 1725 by Christopher Pennington III | ||
Preston, Lancs, Minster Ch of S John Ev | 4 | 18 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1524 | Known that 4 bells cast in Nottingham for Preston in 1523/4 | 1662 | Known t have been 5 by 1662 | ||
Reading, Berks, Minster Ch of S Mary V | 6 | 21 1 19 | 1604 | Mot, Robert | 1617 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1617 by Richard I Purdue | 1640 | Tenor recast in 1640 by Ellis I Knight | 1604 | Known to be 5 when Tenor cast in 1604 by Robert Mot |
Reading, Berks, S Laurence | 5 | 36 1 21 | 1595 | Carter, Joseph | 1595 | Tenor recast in 1595 by Joseph Carter | 1647 | Tenor recast in 1647 by Ellis and Francis Knight | 1579 | Tenor recast in 1579 by Joseph Carter |
Redenhall, Norf, BVM | 5 | 22 2 20 | 1514 | Unknown | 1543 | Known to be 5 by 1543 | 1717 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by John Stephens in 1717 | ||
Rickmansworth, Herts, S Mary V | 5 | 20 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 with possible heavier scale than successors | 1765 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 8 by L&P in 1765 | ||
Rochester, Kent, Cathedral | 6 | 29 0 10 | 1400 | Medieval | 1545 | Known to be 6 by 1545 | 1683 | 5 & 6/6 recast by C Hodson in 1683 | ||
Salisbury, Wilts, S Edmund | 6 | 27 cwt | 1603 | Wallis, John | 1603 | Tenor recast by J Wallis in 1603 | 1653 | Existing 6 destroyed when tower collapsed in 1653 | 1500 | 6 by c1500 |
Sawbridgeworth, Herts, Great S Mary | 5 | 23 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to be 5 in 1552 | 1749 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1749 by Thomas Lester | ||
Selby, N Yorks, Abbey | 5 | 18 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1619 | Existing 4 augmented to 5 in 1619 | 1690 | Existing 5 severely damaged when tower collapsed in 1690 | 1614 | Known to have been 4 in existence in 1614 |
Sherborne, Dorset, Abbey | 6 | 46¼ cwt | 1601 | Purdue, George | 1601 | 6 by when Tenor cast by George Purdue in 1601 | 1670 | Tenor recast by Thomas Purdue in 1670 | ||
Somerton, Som, S Michael & All Angels | 5 | 20 cwt | 1618 | Purdue, Richard I | 1618 | Tenor recast by Richard Purdue in 1618 | 1658 | Tenor recast by Robert Austen III in 1658 | 1604 | Tenor recast by Richard Purdue in 1604 |
South Lopham, Norf, S Andrew | 5 | 20 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1543 | Known to be 5 by 1543 | 1733 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1733 by Thomas Gardiner | ||
South Molton, Devon, S Mary Magd | 5 | 23¾ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1620 | Known to be 5 by 1620 | 1807 | 8 cast by T Mears in 1807 | ||
Southwark, Gtr Lon, Cathedral | 6 | 46 3 21 | 1540 | Unknown | 1540 | Tenor recast by an unknown founder in 1540 | 1673 | Believed to be a complete ring of 8 by 1673 | 1424 | 8 bells cast in 1424 but believed to be a ring of 6 and 2 extra saunce bells |
Stepney, Gtr Lon, S Dunstan & All Saints | 6 | 48 cwt | 1602 | Unknown | 1602 | Known to be 6 by 1602 | 1734 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Samuel Knight in 1734 | ||
Stogursey, Som, S Andrew | 5 | 23 1 19 | Unknown | Unknown | 1585 | Known to be 5 by 1585 | 1765 | 4 & 5/5 recast by T Bilbie in 1765 | ||
Stradbrooke, Suff, All Saints | 5 | 20 1 10 | 1465 | Jordan, Henry | 1553 | Known to be 5 in 1553 | 1465 | Known to be 6 by 1697 when extant 5/10 cast by Charles Newman | ||
Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, S Mary | 4 | 20½ cwt | 1400 | Medieval | 1400 | Extant 3, 4 and 6/6 cast by an Unknown Salisbury founder in c1400 | 1911 | Existing 4 augmented to 6 by two trebles, canons removed and all retuned by G&J in 1911 | ||
Sudbury, Suff, S Peter | 5 | 22 cwt | 1470 | Kebyll, John | 1605 | Assumed 5 by 1605 when extant 6/10 cast by James Edbury | 1662 | Assumed 6 by 1662 when extant 5/10 cast by John Darbie | ||
Swavesey, Cambs, S Andrew | 4 | 22 2 16 | 1500 | Unknown | 1553 | Known to be 4 by 1553 | 1753 | Existing 4 all recast and remodelled into 6 by scrapping Tenor and adding Treble in 1753 by J Eayre | ||
Tamworth, Staffs, S Editha | 5 | 17 2 00 | 1607 | Newcombe, Edward | 1607 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1607 by E Newcombe | 1672 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by George Oldfied in 1672 | ||
Tenterden, Kent, S Mildred | 5 | 30¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1619 | Known that 2/5 recast in 1619 by Joseph Hatch | 1717 | Existing 5 bells recast and augmented to 6 by R Phelps in 1717 | ||
Thame, Oxon, S Mary V | 3 | 16 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1551 | 4/4 scrapped leaving former 3/4 as Tenor in 1551 | 1627 | Existing 3 replaced by a ring of 6 cast by Ellis Knight in 1627 | 1548 | 5/5 scrapped leaving former 4/5 as Tenor in 1548 |
Wakefield, W Yorks, Cathedral | 5 | 24 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 | 1704 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1704 by Samuel Smith | ||
Walsall, W Mids, S Matthew | 5 | 13 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to be 5 in 1552 | 1628 | Known that Tenor recast by an unknown founder in 1628 | ||
Ware, Herts, S Mary V | 5 | 22½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 | 1731 | Believed that existing bells recast and augmented to 8 by Richard Phelps in 1731 but insufficient evidence to confirm included Tenor at that time | ||
Warminster, Wilts, S Denys | 5 | 25 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1553 | 5 by 1553 | 1629 | Tenor broken and sold to John Lott in 1629 | ||
Warwick, Warks, S Mary | 6 | 39 2 08 | 1450 | Medieval | 1600 | Known to have been 6 by 1656 so by 1600 assumed | 1656 | Existing 5 remodelled and augmented to 8 by recasting 5/5 into 3 Trebles making existing medieval 4/5 Tenor in 1656 by Bryan Eldridge | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552, assumed same as those recast and remodelled in 1656 |
Watford, Herts, S Mary | 5 | 22¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1552 | Known to be 5 by 1552 | 1638 | Known to be 6 by 1638 | ||
Watlington, Oxon, S Leonard | 5 | 21 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1587 | Known to be 5 by 1587 | 1660 | Tenor recast in 1660 by H Knight II | ||
Wells, Som, Cathedral | 6 | 50 cwt | 1587 | Carter, Joseph | 1587 | Tenor of known 6 recast in 1587 by Joseph Carter | 1673 | Tenor recast in 1673 by Thomas Purdue | ||
Westminster, Gtr Lon, Collegiate Ch of S Peter (Abbey) | 6 | 30 cwt | 1599 | Unknown | 1599 | Known to be 6 by when this Tenor recast by an unknown founder in 1599 | 1738 | Tenor recast by Phelps & Lester in 1738 | ||
Westminster, Gtr Lon, S Margaret | 5 | 18 3 00 | 1593 | Mot, Robert | 1593 | Existing (5 presumed) bells replaced as a ring of 5 in 1593 by R Mot | 1714 | Known to be 6 by 1714 | 1527 | Known to be 5 by 1527 with Tenor 1613 lbs |
Westminster, Gtr Lon, S Martin in the Fields | 5 | 10 cwt | 1592 | Wright, Lawrence | 1592 | Tenor recast by Lawrence Wright in 1592 | 1708 | Known to be 6 by 1708 | 1586 | Existing 4 augmented to 5 and resultant 2/5 recast by Hugh Walker in 1586 |
Winchester, Hants, Cathedral | 7 | 29 cwt | 1200 | Unknown | 1552 | Existing 8 reduced to 7 in 1552 by believed removal of 8/8 | 1734 | Existing 7 recast and augmented to 8 in 1734 by Richard Phelps | ||
Windsor, Berks, Curfew Tower | 5 | 20 cwt | 1612 | Wallis, John | 1614 | Existing 6 reduced to 5 in 1614 by scrapping the Tenor of 1612 | 1624 | Existing 5 (re) augmented to 6 with new Tenor in 1624 by John Wallis | 1612 | Existing 5 recast and Tenor added to augment to 6 in 1612 by John Wallis |
Woodbridge, Suff, S Mary V | 6 | 18½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1612 | Known to be 6 by 1612 | 1677 | 6/6 recast by John Darbie in 1677 | ||
Worcester, Worcs, S Helen | 5 | 25 1 04 | 1600 | Unknown | 1600 | Known to be 5 by c1600 | 1706 | Former 5 bells remodelled and augmented to 8 in 1706 by Richard Saunders | ||
Writtle, Essex, All Saints | 5 | 18½ cwt | 1598 | Dyer, John | 1598 | Known to be 5 when Tenor recast by John Dyer in 1598 | 1758 | Known to be 8 by 1758 | ||
Wye, Kent, SS Gregory & Martin | 6 | 23 cwt | 1593 | Mot, Robert | 1594 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Robert Mot in 1594 | 1686 | Tower collapsed in 1686 rendering existing 6 unusable | 1593 | 2-5/5 recast in 1593 by R Mot |
Yarnton, Oxon, S Bartholomew | 6 | 23¼ cwt | 1620 | Knight, Henry I | 1620 | Known to be 6 when Tenor cast in 1620 by Henry Knight I | 1934 | Canons removed from Tenor during 1934 renovation by R White of Appleton | ||
Yatton, Som, BVM | 5 | 30 cwt | 1532 | Gefferies, Thomas | 1532 | Tenor recast in 1532 by T Gefferies | 1770 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1770 by Abraham Bilbie | 1450 | Known to be 5 by mid 15th century |
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