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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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Ash next Sandwich, Kent, S Nicholas | 5 | 21¼ cwt | 1641 | Wilnar, Henry | 1641 | 5 by 1641 when Tenor cast by Henry Wilnar | 1778 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 8 in 1778 by Thomas Swain | ||
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 | ||
Baldock, Herts, S Mary V | 5 | 28 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1650 | 1/5 cast by Miles Graye in 1650 | 1685 | 1 & 4/6 cast by James Bartlett in 1685 | ||
Bampton, Oxon, S Mary | 6 | 23¾ cwt | 1629 | Purdue, Roger I | 1629 | Known to be 6 in 1629 when Tenor cast by Roger Purdue I | 1903 | Existing 6 rehung and canons removed in 1903 by Webb and Bennett | ||
Banstead, Surrey, All Saints | 6 | 20¾ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1638 | Assumed to be 6 when former 3/8 cast in 1638 by an unknown founder | 1661 | Tenor recast in 1661 by W Eldridge | 1613 | Assumed to be 5 when former 4/8 cast in 1613 by William Carter |
Banwell, Som, S Andrew | 5 | 19½ cwt | 1638 | Purdue, Roger I | 1638 | Tenor recast by Roger Purdue in 1638 | 1688 | Believed augmented to 6 between 1650 and 1688 | 1613 | Tenor recast by R & G Purdue in 1612/13 |
Barnet, Gtr Lon, S John Bapt | 5 | 12 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1656 | Known to be 5 in 1656 | 1811 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by T Mears in 1811 | ||
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 | ||
Bloxham, Oxon, Our Lady of Bloxham | 5 | 28¼ cwt | 1648 | Keene, James | 1648 | Known to be 5 when Tenor cast in in 1648 by J Keene | 1880 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1880 | ||
Boston, Lincs, S Botolph | 6 | 20 2 22 | 1657 | Oldfield, George I | 1657 | 6 by when Tenor cast by G Oldfield I in 1657 | 1710 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Thomas Osborn in 1710 | ||
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 | ||
Bray, Berks, S Michael | 5 | 26½ cwt | 1656 | Knight, Ellis II and Henry III | 1656 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1656 by Ellis II and Henry III Knight | 1678 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1678 by Henry Knight III | ||
Brent Knoll, Som, S Michael | 5 | 18¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1635 | Believed to have been 5 when extant 2/6 cast in 1635 by Roger Purdue | 1778 | Tenor recast in 1778 by W Bilbie | ||
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 |
Bristol, Bristol, S Mary V, Redcliffe | 6 | 41 cwt | 1622 | Purdue, Roger I | 1622 | Known to be 6 by 1622 when Tenor cast by Roger Purdue | 1698 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1698 by Abraham Rudhall | ||
Bristol, Bristol, Temple Church | 6 | 20¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1657 | Existing 4 augmented to 6 and 2 recast by unknown founder in 1657 | 1721 | 5 & 6/6 recast in 1721 by T Bilbie | ||
Bruton, Som, S Mary V | 5 | 20 cwt | 1400 | Medieval | 1649 | 5 by 1649 when 1/5 added by Robert Austen | 1752 | Known to be 6 by 1752 when extant 1/6 cast by Thomas Bilbie I | ||
Cambridge, Cambs, S Mary the Great | 6 | 18 2 00 | Unknown | Unknown | 1621 | Two of existing 5 recast and another added to augment to 6 in 1620/1 by an unknown founder(s) | 1667 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and resultant 5 & 6/8 recast by an unknown founder | ||
Canterbury, Kent, Cathedral | 6 | 32 cwt | 1624 | Hatch, Joseph | 1635 | First change ringing peal exists as ring of 6 in Arundel Tower, completed by Joseph Hatch in 1635 | 1727 | Existing 6 replaced and augmented to 8 by S Knight in 1727 | ||
Carlisle, Cumb, Cathedral | 6 | 21 cwt | 1657 | Langshaw, J & W | 1657 | 6 in 1657 when Tenor cast by J & W Langshaw | 1924 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1924 by M&S | ||
Cheddar, Som, S Andrew | 5 | 23 cwt | 1650 | Austen, Robert II | 1650 | Known to be 5 by 1650 when it is believed Tenor cast by Robert Austen | 1759 | Tenor recast by T Bilbie in 1759 | ||
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 |
Chewton Mendip, Som, S Mary Magd | 5 | 27 2 16 | 1660 | Purdue, William III | 1660 | 5 by when Tenor estimated to have been cast in c1660, also estimated to be by W Purdue III | 1825 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1825 by T Mears | ||
Chilcompton, Som, S John Bapt | 5 | 20 cwt | 1630 | Purdue, Roger I | 1630 | Complete 5 cast by R Purdue in 1630 to replace existing bells | 1732 | Augmented to 6 by T Bilbie in 1732 | ||
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 | ||
Congresbury, Som, S Andrew | 4 | 22½ cwt | 1621 | Purdue, Roger I | 1621 | Known to have been 4 in existence when 4/4 cast by Roger Purdue I in 1621 | 1754 | Known to be 6 by 1754 when 1 & 6/6 cast by T Bilbie | ||
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 | ||
Coventry, W Mids, Holy Trinity | 6 | 20 cwt | 1625 | Watts, Hugh II | 1658 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1658 (probably by Bryan Eldridge) | 1776 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1776 by P&C | ||
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 |
Denham, Bucks, S Mary V | 5 | 23¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1637 | Known to have been 5 in 1637 | 1683 | 8 cast by James Bartlett in 1683 | ||
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 | 25 2 20 | 1621 | Unknown | 1621 | Tenor recast by unknown founder in 1621 | 1727 | Tenor recast by John Stephens in 1727 | 1601 | 5 by when 1/5 recast by Richard Bowler in 1601 |
East Pennard, Som, All Saints | 5 | 15¾ cwt | 1649 | Austen, Robert II | 1649 | Known to be 5 by 1649 when Robert Austen I recast 3 & 5/5 | 1740 | Existing 5 remodelled by recasting the former 1 & 2/5 into resultant 4 & 5/5 by T Bilbie I in 1740 | ||
East Retford, Notts, S Swithun | 5 | 24¼ cwt | 1624 | Unknown | 1624 | Known to be 5 when Tenor cast by an unknown founder in 1624 | 1771 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1771 | ||
Edlesborough, Bucks, S Mary V | 5 | 29 cwt | 1450 | Medieval | 1637 | Known to be 5 by 1637 | 1740 | Tenor recast 1740 by unknown founder | ||
Evercreech, Som, S Peter | 5 | 20 cwt | 1634 | Purdue, Richard I | 1634 | 1-3 & 5/5 cast by Richard Purdue I in 1634 | 1719 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 and resultant 2/6 recast by William Cockey in 1718/9 | ||
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral | 9 | 60 cwt | 1625 | Pennington, Thomas II | 1625 | Tenor recast by T Pennington in 1625 | 1676 | Major 3rd of existing 9 in mixolydian mode added to create a diatonic 9 plus b3rd and resultant 6, 8 and 9/9 recast by Thomas Purdue in 1676 | 1616 | Existing 8 augmented to 9 in Mixolydian mode (9 with b3rd) in 1616 by John Birdall |
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 | 1632 | Lott, John | 1632 | 4 and 5/5 recast in 1632 by John Lott | 1662 | Tenor recast in 1662 again by John Lott | 1550 | Known to be 5 by 2nd half of 16C |
Glastonbury, Som, S John Bapt | 6 | 21 cwt | 1648 | Austen, Robert I | 1648 | Existing 5 believed augmented to 6 by the addition of a Tenor in 1648 by Robert Austen | 1872 | 5 & 6/6 recast in 1872 by L&J | 1612 | Believed 5 by when Tenor cast by Robert Wiseman in 1612 |
Grantham, Lincs, S Wulfram | 6 | 30 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1652 | Known that bell given in 1652 to use to augment to 6 | 1752 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 by T Eayre in 1752 | 1640 | Know to have been 5 in 1640 |
Great Malvern, Worcs, Priory | 5 | 14½ cwt | 1611 | Worcester Foundry | 1636 | Known to be 5 by 1636 | 1707 | Known to be 6 when Abraham Rudhall I cast resultant 1-3/6 in 1706/7 | ||
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 | ||
Haverfordwest, Pemb, S Mary V | 5 | 26 cwt | 1634 | Purdue, Roger I | 1634 | 5 by 1634 when Tenor cast by Roger Purdue | 1765 | 5 of the existing 6 recast and remodelled into a lighter 5 by T Bayley in 1765 and immediately then augmented to 8 | ||
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 | ||
Heckington, Lincs, S Andrew | 5 | 20 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1651 | Known to be 5 by when 1, 2 & 4/5 cast in 1651, probably by Oldfield | 1773 | Known to be 6 by 1773 when 1/6 recast by Henry Harrison | ||
Henley on Thames, Oxon, S Mary V | 5 | 21 cwt | 1657 | Unknown | 1657 | Tenor recast in 1657 by unknown founder | 1690 | Tenor believed to have been recast in 1690 by and unknown founder | 1602 | Tenor recast 1602 by Unknown founder |
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 | ||
High Wycombe, Bucks, All Saints | 6 | 29 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1639 | Known to have been 6 by 1639 | 1683 | 6 by when Tenor cast by unknown founder in 1683 | ||
Higham Ferrers, Northants, S Mary V | 5 | 24 0 21 | 1633 | Watts, Hugh II | 1633 | 5 by when resultant 1 & 5/5 cast by H Watts in 1633 | 1820 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by R Taylor in 1820 | ||
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 | 32 cwt | 1645 | Unknown | 1645 | Tenor recast (possibly by Bryan Eldridge II) in 1645 | 1703 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1703 by unknown founder | 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 | 22 1 19 | 1646 | Wiseman, Robert | 1646 | Tenor recast in 1646 by Robert Wiseman | 1861 | Tenor recast in 1861 by Taylor | 1629 | Tenor recast by Richard Purdue in 1629 |
Lambourn, Berks, S Michael & All Angels | 6 | 21½ cwt | 1637 | Purdue, Roger I | 1639 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1639 possibly by John Wiseman | 1742 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1742 by Henry Bagley III | 1637 | 5 by 1637 when Tenor cast by Roger Purdue I |
Lancaster, Lancs, Priory | 4 | 30 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1652 | Known to have been 4 in 1652 | 1722 | Existing 4 remodelled by recasting Tenor into 2 and adding a further bell to make 6 by an unknown founder in 1722 | ||
Lavenham, Suff, SS Peter & Paul | 5 | 21 0 09 | 1625 | Graye, Miles I | 1625 | 5 by when Tenor cast by Miles Graye I in 1625 | 1702 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 and resultant 3/6 recast by Henry Pleasant in 1702 | ||
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 | ||
Leicester, Leics, Cathedral | 6 | 19 1 16 | 1657 | Oldfield, George I | 1657 | Existing 5 remodelled into 6 by recasting former 1 & 5/5 into new 4-6/6 by G Oldfield in 1657 | 1704 | Tenor recast by William Noone in 1704 | ||
Leicester, Leics, S Margaret | 6 | 28 3 11 | 1633 | Watts, Hugh II | 1633 | 6 cast in 1633 by H Watts | 1711 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Abraham Rudhall in 1711 | ||
Leighton Bromswold, Cambs, S Mary | 5 | 21¾ cwt | 1641 | Norris, Thomas | 1641 | 5 by when Tenor recast by Thomas Norris in 1641 | 1902 | All rehung in new frame and canons removed by Barwell in 1902 | ||
Leighton Buzzard, Beds, All Saints | 6 | 30 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1634 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1634 when Ellis Knight cast 1/6 | 1787 | Former 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1787 by W & T Mears | 1623 | 5 in 1623 when James Keene cast 1/5 |
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 |
Lifton, Devon, S Mary | 5 | 25 1 02 | 1641 | Unknown | 1654 | Known to be 5 by 1654 with a Tenor dated 1641 cast by an unknown founder | 1714 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1714 by an unknown founder | ||
Lincoln, Lincs, Cathedral | 6 | 18 0 03 | 1593 | Quernby & Oldfield | 1633 | Known to be 6 by 1633 | 1834 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1834 by Thomas Mears | ||
Liverpool, Mers, St Nicholas Pier Head | 6 | 9 3 00 | 1636 | Hancox, Thomas II | 1649 | Existing 4 augmented to 6 by John Scott of Wigan in 1649 | 1724 | Existing 6 recast by A Rudhall in 1724 | 1636 | Known to be 4 by 1636 |
Loders, Dorset, S Mary Magd | 5 | 21 0 22 | 1626 | Pennington, Thomas II | 1626 | 5 by when Tenor recast by Thomas Pennington in 1626 | 1887 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1887 by transferring an 1843 bell from Bridport | ||
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 | 6 | 36½ cwt | 1655 | Knight, Henry II | 1655 | Tenor recast by H Knight II in 1655 | 1666 | Tenor recast by C Hodson in 1666 | 1631 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by addition of Tenor in 1631 by unknown founder |
London, London, S Michael, Cornhill | 10 | 31½ cwt | 1599 | Mot, Robert | 1660 | Believed that 10 in existence prior to being destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666 | 1666 | Known that 10 in existence destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666 | 1599 | Tenor recast again by Robert Mot in 1599 |
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 | 6 | 21 cwt | 1500 | Unknown | 1654 | Believed to be 6 by 1654 | 1726 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1726 by D Hedderly | 1589 | Existing 5 remodelled when Tenor scrapped and 2 other bells recast leaving previous 4/5 as Tenor in 1589 by an unknown founder |
Mancetter, Warks, S Peter | 5 | 20½ cwt | 1647 | Oldfield, George I | 1647 | 5 by when Tenor cast by George Oldfield in 1647 | ||||
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 | ||
Martock, Som, All Saints | 5 | 24 cwt | 1645 | Unknown | 1645 | Believed to by 5 when Tenor cast in 1645 by an unknown founder | 1877 | Tenor recast in 1877 by L&J | ||
Melton Mowbray, Leics, S Mary | 5 | 27¾ cwt | 1656 | Unknown | 1656 | Known to have been 5 when Tenor cast in 1656 by an unknown founder | 1728 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1728 by Thomas Eayre | ||
Middleton Cheney, Northants, All Saints | 5 | 24 0 09 | 1640 | Bagley, Henry I | 1659 | 5 by when extant 2/6 cast by Henry Bagley I in 1659 | 1671 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Henry Bagley I in 1671 | ||
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 | ||
Midsomer Norton, Som, S John Bapt | 5 | 23¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1623 | 5 believed to have existed when 1-3/5 (extant 8-10/12) recast by Roger Purdue in 1623 | 1674 | Existing 5 augmented to 8 by an unknown founder in 1674 | ||
Milborne Port, Som, S John Ev | 6 | 25½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1625 | Believed to have been 6 by early 17C | 1736 | Existing 6 recast in 1736 by T Bilbie | ||
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 | 6 | 28 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1656 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by an unknown founder between 1646 and 1656 | 1680 | Tenor recast by W Noone in 1680 | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 |
Newcastle, T & W, Cathedral | 5 | 32 3 16 | 1622 | Graye, Miles I | 1622 | Tenor recast by Miles Graye in 1622 | 1717 | Existing 5 augmented to 8 in 1717 by Richard Phelps | 1615 | Tenor recast by Miles Graye in 1615 |
Norwich, Norf, S Andrew | 6 | 23 1 10 | 1635 | Brend, William and John | 1635 | Tenor recast again by W & J Brend in 1635 | 1706 | Ring remodelled by scrapping Tenor and augmenting to 8 by Henry Pleasant in 1706 | 1634 | Tenor recast again by W & J Brend in 1634 |
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 | 1637 | Oldfield, George I | 1637 | Tenor recast by G Oldfield II in 1637 | 1699 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1699 | 1553 | Known to have been 5 by 1553 |
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, Merton College | 8 | 25¼ cwt | 1657 | Darbie, Michael | 1657 | 8 cast in 1657 by Michael Darbie | 1680 | Existing 8 all recast in 1680 by Christopher Hodson | ||
Oxford, Oxon, New College | 8 | 20 0 12 | 1655 | Darbie, Michael | 1655 | Existing 5 recast, remodelled and augmented to 8 by Michael Darbie in 1655 | 1712 | Existing 8 augmented to 10 in 1712 by A Rudhall | 1617 | Tenor recast by Purdy in 1617 |
Oxford, Oxon, S Mary V | 6 | 27½ cwt | 1639 | Knight, Ellis I | 1639 | 6 recast in 1639 by Ellis Knight I | 1894 | Canons removed from Tenor when rehung by Taylor | 1630 | Known to have been 6 by 1639 with Tenor cast by Robert Atton |
Paignton, Devon, S John Bapt | 5 | 23 0 25 | 1641 | Pennington, Thomas II | 1641 | Assumed 5 by when Tenor cast in 1641 by T Pennington II | 1737 | Known to be 6 by 1737 when 1/6 cast by Ambrose Gooding of Plymouth | ||
Plymouth, Devon, S Andrew | 6 | 35¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1631 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 in 1631 by an unknown founder | 1709 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 7 in 1709 by an unknown founder | 1594 | Known to have been 5 installed in 1594 |
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 | ||
Queen Camel, Som, S Barnabas | 6 | 39½ cwt | 1633 | Purdue, Richard I | 1633 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by addition of Tenor cast by Richard Purdue I in 1633 | 1861 | 5/6 recast, all rehung and canons removed from Tenor by Taylor in 1861 | ||
Reading, Berks, Minster Ch of S Mary V | 6 | 26 2 01 | 1640 | Knight, Ellis I | 1640 | Tenor recast in 1640 by Ellis I Knight | 1740 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1740 by Robert Catlin | 1617 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1617 by Richard I Purdue |
Reading, Berks, S Laurence | 5 | 36¼ cwt | 1647 | Knight, Ellis & Francis | 1647 | Tenor recast in 1647 by Ellis and Francis Knight | 1662 | Existing 5 all recast, remodelled and augmented to 8 in 1662 by H Knight | 1595 | Tenor recast in 1595 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 | ||
Romsey, Hants, Abbey | 5 | 25 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1624 | Existing 5 moved from separate campanile to Tower in 1624 | 1791 | Former 6 replaced and augmented to 8 by W & T Mears in 1790/1 | ||
Saffron Walden, Essex, S Mary V | 6 | 27 0 20 | 1634 | Graye, Miles I | 1641 | Known to be 6 by 1641 | 1710 | Tenor recast in 1710 by John Thornton (or may be Thomas Gardiner) | 1634 | 5/5 recast by Miles Graye in 1634 |
Salisbury, Wilts, S Edmund | 6 | 27 cwt | 1656 | Purdue, William III & Bolter, Nathaniel | 1656 | Former 6 replaced by W Purdue II and N Bolter in 1656 | 1884 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and canons removed by M&S in 1884 | 1653 | Existing 6 destroyed when tower collapsed in 1653 |
Sandwich, Kent, S Mary | 5 | 20 0 14 | 1659 | Wilnar, John | 1659 | 5 cast in 1659 by John Wilnar | 1667 | Tower collapsed in 1667 and bells subsequently sold to Elham, Kent | ||
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 | ||
Sileby, Leics, S Mary | 5 | 23 0 05 | 1622 | Watts, Hugh II | 1622 | 5 by when 3 & 5/5 cast in 1622 by H Watts | 1934 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 and all retuned and rehung by Taylor in 1934 | ||
Somerton, Som, S Michael & All Angels | 5 | 20 cwt | 1658 | Austen, Robert III | 1658 | Tenor recast by Robert Austen III in 1658 | 1714 | Tenor recast by E Bilbie in 1714 | 1618 | Tenor again recast by Richard Purdue in 1618 |
Sonning, Berks, S Andrew | 5 | 21 3 23 | 1641 | Knight, Ellis I | 1641 | 5 by when Tenor cast by E Knight in 1641 | 1711 | Known to be 6 by 1711 | ||
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 | ||
South Petherton, Som, SS Peter & Paul | 6 | 23 2 24 | Unknown | Unknown | 1633 | Known to be 6 by 1633 | 1721 | Tenor recast by E Bilbie in 1721 | ||
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 |
St Albans, Herts, S Peter | 6 | 21 2 20 | 1628 | Unknown | 1628 | Original 5 bells and saunce recast and augmented to 6 by an unknown founder in 1628 | 1678 | Tenor recast by Anthony Chandler in 1678 | ||
St Buryan, Corn, S Buriana | 3 | 16 cwt | 1638 | Purdue, Roger I | 1645 | Existing 8 reduced to 3 (former 6-8/8) c1645 during English Civil War | 1738 | Tenor of 3 recast in 1738 by R Pennington | 1638 | 8 cast by Roger Purdue in 1638 |
Stafford, Staffs, S Mary | 5 | 24 0 22 | 1641 | Hancox, Thomas II | 1641 | Believed to be 5 by when Tenor cast by Thomas Hancox in 1641 | 1692 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by H Bagley II in 1692 | ||
Staplehurst, Kent, All Saints | 5 | 21 0 06 | 1649 | Palmar, John I or II | 1649 | Known to be 5 when Tenor recast in 1649 by John Palmer I or II | 1885 | Existing 5 augmented to 8 and resultant 3-6 & 8/8 recast by M&S in 1885 | ||
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 | ||
Stowmarket, Suff, SS Peter & Mary | 5 | 21¾ cwt | 1622 | Graye, Miles I | 1622 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1622 | 1691 | Known to be 6 in 1691 when John Darbie cast 1/6 | ||
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 | ||
Stroud, Gloucs, S Laurence | 6 | 20 0 24 | 1629 | Purdue, Roger I | 1629 | 6 by 1629 when Tenor cast by Roger Purdue | 1720 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Abraham Rudhall II in 1720 | ||
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 | ||
Swanage, Dorset, S Mary V | 4 | 13¼ cwt | 1621 | Wallis, John | 1621 | Assumed 4 by when Tenor cast by John Wallis in 1621 | 1888 | Existing 4 remodelled and augmented to 8 by adding 3 Trebles and a Tenor and remainder retuned in 1888 by Taylor | ||
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 | ||
Taunton, Som, S Mary Magd | 6 | 30 0 07 | 1647 | Austen, Robert I | 1647 | Tenor recast by Robert Austen in 1647 | 1840 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and resultant 6/8 recast in 1840 by T Mears | 1633 | Known to be 6 by 1633 |
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 | 6 | 17½ cwt | 1627 | Knight, Ellis I | 1627 | Existing 3 replaced by a ring of 6 cast by Ellis Knight in 1627 | 1664 | Tenor recast in 1664 by R Keene | 1551 | 4/4 scrapped leaving former 3/4 as Tenor in 1551 |
Towcester, Northants, S Lawrence | 5 | 14½ cwt | 1626 | Keene, James | 1626 | Existing bells recast into 5 cast by James Keene in 1626 | 1725 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1725 by Richard Chandler | ||
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 | 1628 | Unknown | 1628 | Known that Tenor recast by an unknown founder in 1628 | 1674 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by unknown founder in 1674 | 1552 | Known to be 5 in 1552 |
Waltham Abbey, Essex, Holy Cross | 6 | 18 2 16 | 1656 | Whitmore, William | 1656 | Believed existing 6 replaced by William Whitmore in 1656 | 1806 | Existing 6 recast into 8 by J Briant in 1806 | ||
Walton on Thames, Surrey, S Mary | 5 | 22½ cwt | 1651 | Eldridge, Bryan | 1651 | 5 by 1651 when Tenor cast by B Eldridge II | 1726 | Assumed augmented to 6 when current 3/8 added by Abraham Rudhall in 1726 | ||
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 | 6 | 25 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1638 | Know to have been 6 by 1638 | 1707 | 6 by when 6/6 recast in 1707 by Richard Lott | 1629 | Tenor broken and sold to John Lott in 1629 |
Warwick, Warks, S Mary | 8 | 28 cwt | 1450 | Medieval | 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 | 1694 | Existing 8 destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 | 1600 | Known to have been 6 by 1656 so by 1600 assumed |
Watford, Herts, S Mary | 6 | 22¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1638 | Known to be 6 by 1638 | 1705 | Known that 5 & 6/6 recast in 1705 by an unknown founder | 1552 | Known to be 5 by 1552 |
Watlington, Oxon, S Leonard | 5 | 20 3 26 | 1660 | Knight, Henry II | 1660 | Tenor recast in 1660 by H Knight II | 1663 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1663 by H Knight II | 1587 | Known to be 5 by 1587 |
Wednesbury, W Mids, S Bartholomew | 3 | 17 1 24 | 1614 | Unknown | 1623 | Know to have been at least 3 by 1623 | 1708 | Known to have been 5 when 1/5 cast in 1707/8 probably by Joseph Smith | ||
Wellingborough, Northants, All Hallows | 6 | 30 cwt | 1639 | Watts, Hugh II | 1640 | 6 by when extant 3/8 cast by Hugh Watts II in 1640 | 1884 | Existing 6 augmented to 8, resultant 5/8 recast and canons removed from Tenor by Taylor in 1884 | 1639 | 5 by when Tenor cast by H Watts II in 1639 |
Wellington, Som, S John Bapt | 5 | 20½ cwt | 1630 | Purdue, Richard and Roger | 1630 | Tenor of 5 recast and remainder retuned by R & R Purdue in 1630 | 1680 | Existing 5 believed to have been augmented to 6 by 1682 | ||
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 | ||
Wells, Som, S Cuthbert | 5 | 28¼ cwt | 1624 | Purdue, Roger I | 1624 | Tenor of known 5 recast by Roger Purdue in 1624 | 1683 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Thomas Purdue in 1683 | ||
West Bagborough, Som, S Pancras | 5 | 13½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1648 | Believed to be 5 previously to 1753 and certainly 4 by when extant 2/6 cast in 1648 by William Purdue III | 1753 | Tenor of existing 5 recast by T Bayley in 1753 | ||
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 |
Wimborne Minster, Dorset, S Cuthberga | 5 | 28¼ cwt | 1629 | Bond, Anthony | 1629 | Tenor of 5 recast by Anthony Bond in 1629 | 1686 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Samuel Knight in 1686 | ||
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 | 8 | 26 cwt | 1624 | Wallis, John | 1650 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and resultant 3/8 recast in 1650 by William Whitmore | 1624 | Existing 5 (re) augmented to 6 with new Tenor in 1624 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 | ||
Woodbury, Devon, S Swithun | 5 | 23 2 21 | 1629 | Pennington, Thomas II | 1629 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1629 by T Pennington | 1737 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1737 by W Evans | ||
Worcester, Worcs, Cathedral | 8 | 20 1 13 | 1647 | Oldfield, George I | 1647 | Known to be 8 when Tenor cast in 1647 by G Oldfield | 1830 | Tenor recast 1830 by John Rudhall | ||
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 | ||
Wrington, Som, All Saints | 5 | 40 cwt | 1628 | Purdue, Roger I | 1628 | Tenor of 5 recast by Roger Purdue in 1628 | 1703 | Tenor of 5 recast by Abraham Rudhall in 1703 | ||
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 | ||
Wroughton, Wilts, SS John Bapt & Helen | 5 | 20 1 17 | 1624 | Danton, John | 1660 | Known to be 5 when 1/5 cast by William Purdue III in 1660 | 1955 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1955 by M&S | ||
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 |
Wymondham, Norf, Abbey | 5 | 24 2 19 | 1653 | Brend, John | 1653 | Presumed 5 by when Tenor cast by J Brend in 1653 | 1903 | Existing 5 augmented to 8 by addition of three Trebles, resultant 5/8 recast (all by M&S) and rehung in 1903 by George Day | ||
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 |
Yeovil, Som, S John Bapt | 6 | 40 0 22 | 1637 | Purdue, Richard I | 1637 | Tenor recast by Richard Purdue in 1637 | 1728 | 3 and 6/6 recast by Thomas Bilbie in 1728 | 1626 | 6 by 1626 when Thomas Pennington recast the then 2, 4 and 5/6 (extant 8, 10 and 11/12) |
York, N Yorks, Cath & Metropolitical Ch of S Peter | 8 | 55 1 00 | 1627 | Oldfield, William I | 1627 | Known to be 8 when Tenor cast by William Oldfield in 1627 | 1681 | 4 bells from NW Tower recast to augment existing 8 to 12 in SW Tower by Samuel Smith in 1681 |
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