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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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Almondsbury, Gloucs, S Mary V | 5 | 21 cwt | 1605 | Purdue, William II & Richard I | 1676 | 5 by 1676 when 1/5 "First cast" by Roger Purdue | 1743 | Existing 5 all recast and augmented to 6 by Abel Rudhall in 1743 | ||
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 | ||
Ashton under Lyne, Gtr Man, S Michael & All Angels | 6 | 20 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1679 | Original 4 augmented to 6 in 1679 by an unknown founder | 1779 | Original 6 recast and augmented to 8 by T Rudhall in 1779 | ||
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 | ||
Banbury, Oxon, S Mary | 5 | 21 2 01 | 1667 | Bagley, Henry I | 1667 | Known to be 5 when Tenor cast in 1667 by H Bagley | 1753 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1753 by Matthew Bagley | ||
Banstead, Surrey, All Saints | 6 | 20¾ cwt | 1661 | Eldridge, William | 1661 | Tenor recast in 1661 by W Eldridge | 1892 | Existing 6 retuned and augmented to 8 by Warner in 1892 | 1638 | Assumed to be 6 when former 3/8 cast in 1638 by an unknown founder |
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 | ||
Bedale, N Yorks, S Gregory | 5 | 20 cwt | 1350 | Stafford, Johannes de | 1664 | 5 by 1664 | 1755 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Edward Seller II in 1755 | ||
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 | ||
Bradford on Avon, Wilts, Holy Trinity | 5 | 20 cwt | 1614 | Wallis, John | 1680 | Known to have been 5 by 1680 when 1 & 2/5 cast by Roger Purdue II | 1703 | 6 by when Tenor cast by A Rudhall in c1703 | ||
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 | 6 | 26½ cwt | 1656 | Knight, Ellis II and Henry III | 1678 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1678 by Henry Knight III | 1914 | 4/6 recast and canons removed from Tenor by Warner in 1914 | 1656 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1656 by Ellis II and Henry III Knight |
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 | 20 cwt | 1670 | Purdue, Roger II | 1670 | Tenor of exiting 5 recast in 1670 by R Purdue | 1802 | Existing 5 reduced to 4 when 4/5 sold in in 1802 | 1553 | Existing 9 reduced to 5 in 1553 |
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 | 8 | 18 2 00 | Unknown | Unknown | 1667 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and resultant 5 & 6/8 recast by an unknown founder in 1667 | 1722 | Existing 8 recast and augmented to 10 in 1722/3 by Richard Phelps | 1621 | Two of existing 5 recast and another added to augment to 6 in 1620/1 by an unknown founder(s) |
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 | ||
Chertsey, Surrey, S Peter | 5 | 21 2 07 | 1670 | Eldridge, William | 1670 | 5 by when Tenor cast by W Eldridge in 1670 | 1730 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Richard Phelps in 1730 | ||
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 |
Chesterfield, Derbys, S Mary & All Saints | 6 | 24 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1680 | Known to have been augmented to 6 prior to 1700 so date estimated | 1700 | Existing 6 augmented to 7 in 1700 | 1661 | Known to be 5 by 1661 |
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 | 8 | 21 3 16 | 1678 | Keene, Richard | 1678 | Former 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1678 by Richard Keene | 1857 | Tenor recast by C & G Mears in 1857 | 1665 | Known to be 6 by 1665 |
Christchurch, Dorset, Priory | 6 | 28 cwt | 1663 | Purdue, William III | 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 | 1717 | Tenor recast in 1717 by Unknown founder | 1600 | Known to have been 7 in 1539 but existing 5 in 1663 remodelled so assumed 5 in 1600 |
Cirencester, Gloucs, S John Bapt | 8 | 25½ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1678 | Known to be 8 by 1678 | 1713 | Existing 8 augmented to 10 in 1713 by Abraham Rudhall I | ||
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 | ||
Colyton, Devon, S Andrew | 5 | 26 cwt | 1611 | Wiseman, Robert | 1667 | 5 by when former 2/6 cast in 1667 | 1711 | Tenor recast by Pennington in 1711 | ||
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 | 8 | 25 0 08 | 1675 | Bagley, Henry I | 1675 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1675 by H Bagley | 1774 | Existing 8 recast and augmented to 10 in 1774 by P&C | 1607 | 6 by 1607 when former 3 & 4/6 dated |
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 | ||
Devizes, Wilts, S John | 6 | 20 0 17 | 1677 | Purdue, Roger II and Covey, William | 1677 | Existing 4 remodelled and augmented to 6 with new Treble and Tenor and resultant 5/6 recast by R Purdue II and W Covey in 1677 | 1747 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by James Burrough in 1747 | ||
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 |
Dublin, Eire, Christ Church Cathedral | 6 | 25 cwt | 1670 | Purdue, Roger and Covey, William and Tobias | 1670 | 6 cast by Roger Purdue and William and Tobias Covey in 1670 | 1738 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1738 by Abel Rudhall | ||
Dublin, Eire, St Patrick’s Cathedral | 8 | 21 cwt | 1670 | Purdue, William III and John | 1670 | 8 cast in 1670 by William III and John Purdue | 1897 | Existing 8 remodelled by recasting 1, 2, 4-7/8 and augmenting to heavier 10 in 1897 by Taylor | ||
Dunstable, Beds, Priory | 5 | 35 cwt | 1664 | Chandler, Anthony | 1664 | 5 by 1664 when Tenor cast by Anthony Chandler | 1776 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 8 by P&C 1776 | ||
Dunster, Som, S George | 8 | 19¾ cwt | 1450 | Medieval | 1670 | Known to be 8 by 1670 | 1704 | Tenor recast by John Stadler in 1704 with known increased weight | ||
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 | ||
Elham, Kent, S Mary V | 5 | 20 0 14 | 1659 | Wilnar, John | 1670 | Former 5 existing bells replaced with a ring of 5 from Sandwich cast in 1659 by John Wilnar in c1670 | 1763 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 8 by L&P in 1763 | ||
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 | ||
Evesham, Worcs, The Bell Tower | 6 | 29 0 13 | 1631 | Oldfield, George I | 1664 | Known to be 6 by 1664 | 1741 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and resultant 3-7/8 recast in 1741 by Abel Rudhall | ||
Exeter, Devon, Cathedral | 9 | 60 cwt | 1676 | Purdue, Thomas | 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 | 1729 | Existing diatonic 9 augmented by adding resultant 1/10 to become ring of 10 plus b4th and resultant 8 & 10/10 recast in 1729 by William Evans | 1625 | Tenor recast by T Pennington in 1625 |
Fakenham, Norf, SS Peter & Paul | 5 | 20 cwt | 1678 | Norris, Thomas | 1678 | 5 by when Tenor cast by T Norris in 1678 | 1716 | Known to be 6 by 1716 | ||
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 | 1662 | Lott, John | 1662 | Tenor recast in 1662 by John Lott | 1684 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1684 probably by Lewis Cockey | 1632 | 4 and 5/5 recast in 1632 by John Lott |
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 |
Gloucester, Gloucs, S Michael | 6 | 20 cwt | 1667 | Keene, Richard | 1667 | 6 cast by R Keene in 1667 | 1872 | Tenor recast by Warner in 1872 | ||
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 Bedwyn, Wilts, S Mary | 6 | 26 cwt | 1623 | Wallis, John | 1671 | 6 by 1671 when current 1-4/6 cast by Henry Knight II | 1978 | Existing 6 overhauled and canons removed by F White of Appleton in 1978 | ||
Great Dunmow, Essex, S Mary V | 6 | 22¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1671 | Assumed to have been 6 by 1671 | 1741 | 6 by when Tenor cast in 1741 by T Lester | ||
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 | ||
Great Waltham, Essex, S Mary & S Lawrence | 5 | 22 3 27 | 1663 | Hodson, John | 1663 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1663 by J Hodson | 1684 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 in 1684 by John Darbie | ||
Great Yarmouth, Norf, Minster Ch of S Nicholas | 6 | 25 1 00 | 1660 | Unknown | 1670 | Known to be 6 by 1670 | 1726 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1726 by John Stephens | ||
Hackney, Gtr Lon, S John, S John at Hackney | 6 | 10 cwt | 1677 | Bartlet, James | 1677 | Known to have been 6 in 1677 believed to have all been cast by J Bartlett but no information as to Tenor weight | 1743 | Original 6 recast and augmented to 8 by R Catlin in 1743 | 1608 | Know to have been 5 in 1608 but no information as to Tenor weight |
Hadleigh, Suff, S Mary | 8 | 21 3 25 | 1680 | Graye, Miles III | 1680 | 8 by 1680 when Tenor cast by Miles Graye | 1977 | All retuned, rehung and restored by Taylor in 1977 | ||
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 | 8 | 21¾ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1674 | Existing 5/5 recast and ring remodelled into (assumed lighter) 8 by an unknown founder in 1674 | 1771 | Former 8 recast by P & C in 1771 | 1552 | Known to have been 5 in 1552 |
Heytesbury, Wilts, SS Peter & Paul | 5 | 20 1 20 | 1460 | Kebyll, John | 1668 | 5 by when current 2/6 cast by John Lott II in 1668 | 1732 | 6 by 1732 when current 1/6 cast by William Cockey | ||
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 | 6 | 23 cwt | 1610 | Graye, Miles I | 1671 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 and resultant 3 & 5/6 recast by John Darbie in 1671 | 1688 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Christopher Hodson in 1688 | 1610 | Tenor of original 5 recast by Miles Graye I in 1610 |
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 | ||
Keynsham, Som, S John Bapt | 6 | 26 cwt | 1669 | Purdue, William III & Roger II | 1669 | 6 by when Tenor cast by W & R Purdue in 1669 | 1731 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1731 by Thomas Bilbie | ||
Kilkenny, Eire, Cathedral | 6 | 22½ cwt | 1674 | Purdue, Roger and Covey, William and Tobias | 1674 | 6 cast by Purdue and Covey in 1674 | 1851 | Existing 6 recast by Thomas Hodges of Dublin in 1851 | ||
King's Lynn, Norf, Minster Ch of S Margaret | 8 | 28 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1663 | Known to be 8 by 1663 | 1766 | Existing 8 recast in 1766 by L&P | 1552 | Known to be 5 in 1552 |
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 |
Lichfield, Staffs, Cathedral | 6 | 37 0 23 | 1673 | Keene, Richard | 1673 | Existing bells recast into 6 in 1673 by Richard Keene | 1688 | Existing 6 all recast and augmented to 10 in 1688 by Henry Bagley II | ||
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 | ||
Limerick, Eire, Cathedral | 6 | 21 0 05 | 1673 | Purdue, William III, Roger II and Coveys | 1673 | 6 cast in 1673 by William III & Roger II Purdue and the Coveys | 1703 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1703 by 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 | 8 | 36½ cwt | 1666 | Hodson, Christopher | 1668 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Christopher Hodson in 1668 | 1683 | Tenor recast by W Wightman in 1683 | 1666 | Tenor recast by C Hodson in 1666 |
London, London, S Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street | 6 | 32 cwt | 1679 | Bartlet, James | 1679 | 6 cast by J Bartlett in 1679 | 1687 | Tenor recast by J Bartlett in 1687 | ||
London, London, S Mary le Bow, Cheapside | 8 | 43 3 09 | 1669 | Hodson, John | 1677 | Existing bell became resultant 8/8 when 7 bells cast by Christopher Hodson to make 8 in 1677 | 1738 | Tenor recast by Phelps & Lester in 1738 | ||
London, London, S Sepulchre without Newgate, Holborn Viaduct | 10 | 25 cwt | 1667 | Unknown | 1678 | Existing 8 augmented to 10 in 1678 by John Darbie | 1695 | Tenor recast in 1695 by an unknown founder | 1671 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Darbie (either Michael or John) in 1671 |
Long Ashton, Som, All Saints | 5 | 32 0 20 | 1669 | Purdue, Thomas | 1669 | Believed 5 by 1669 when Tenor cast by Thomas Purdue | 1767 | Known to be 6 by 1767 when 1/6 was "recast" | ||
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 |
Luton, Beds, S Mary | 5 | 44 2 16 | Unknown | Unknown | 1670 | Known to be 5 by 1670 when 1/5 cast | 1775 | 8 by 1775 when 7 bells added to an existing 1761 J Eayre bell by P&C | ||
Maidstone, Kent, All Saints | 6 | 28½ cwt | 1678 | Hodson, John and/or Christopher | 1678 | Known to be 6 when Tenor cast by John and/or Christopher Hodson in 1678 | 1784 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 10 by Chapman & Mears in 1784 | ||
Mancetter, Warks, S Peter | 5 | 20½ cwt | 1647 | Oldfield, George I | 1647 | 5 by when Tenor cast by George Oldfield in 1647 | ||||
Manchester, Gtr Man, Cathedral | 6 | 20 cwt | 1679 | Noone, William | 1679 | Existing 5 replaced and augmented to 6 by W Noone in 1679 | 1706 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 in 1706 by Abraham Rudhall I | ||
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 | ||
Mark, Som, Holy Cross | 4 | 13 2 19 | Unknown | Unknown | 1672 | Known to have been 4 by 1672 when 2/4 cast by Thomas Purdue in 1672 | 1727 | Existing 4 augmented to 5 by adding Tenor and resultant 3 & 4/5 recast by T Bilbie in 1727 | ||
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 | ||
Mells, Som, S Andrew | 5 | 26 2 03 | Unknown | Unknown | 1670 | Known to be 5 by 1670 when T Purdue recast 1/5 | 1716 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 in 1716 by A Rudhall | ||
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 | ||
Mere, Wilts, S Michael | 5 | 17 cwt | 1440 | Chamberlain, William | 1665 | 1 & 2/5 recast by Thomas Purdue in 1665 | 1747 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by addition of Tenor in 1747 by W Cockey | ||
Middleton Cheney, Northants, All Saints | 6 | 24 0 09 | 1640 | Bagley, Henry I | 1671 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by Henry Bagley I in 1671 | 1924 | Existing 6 retuned, canons removed and rehung by Taylor in 1924 | 1659 | 5 by when extant 2/6 cast by Henry Bagley I in 1659 |
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 | 8 | 23¼ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1674 | Existing 5 augmented to 8 by an unknown founder in 1674 | 1750 | 1-3 and 8/8 recast by T Bilbie in 1750 | 1623 | 5 believed to have existed when 1-3/5 (extant 8-10/12) recast by Roger Purdue in 1623 |
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 | ||
Moulton, Northants, SS Peter & Paul | 5 | 27 0 00 | 1230 | Medieval | 1664 | Known to be 5 by 1664 when former 3 & 4/5 cast | 1795 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by E Arnold in 1795 | ||
Nantwich, Ches, S Mary | 5 | 17 3 12 | 1669 | Clibury, Thomas | 1669 | Tenor recast by Thomas Clibury in 1669 | 1713 | Ring remodelled by recasting existing 5 and augmenting to 6 by Abraham Rudhall I in 1713 | 1608 | 5 when Tenor cast by George Lee in 1608 |
Narborough, Leics, All Saints | 5 | 13 1 20 | 1640 | Watts, Hugh II | 1672 | 5 by 1672 when 1 & 2/5 cast by H Watts II. | 1882 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 with Tenor in 1882 by Taylor | ||
Newark, Notts, S Mary Magd | 6 | 28 cwt | 1680 | Noone, William | 1680 | Tenor recast by W Noone in 1680 | 1713 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 by A Rudhall in 1713 | 1656 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by an unknown founder between 1646 and 1656 |
Newbury, Berks, S Nicolas | 8 | 22¼ cwt | 1680 | Knight, Henry III | 1680 | Exsting 6 recast and augmented to 8 by Henry Knight in 1680 | 1724 | Tenor recast by R Corr in 1724 | 1666 | Known to be 6 when Tenor recast in 1666 by unknown founder |
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 |
North Petherton, Som, Minster Ch of S Mary V | 5 | 21¾ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1672 | Believed to have been 5 by 1672 when Thomas Purdue recast a bell | 1810 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 6 by T Mears in 1810 | ||
Northampton, Northants, All Saints | 6 | 26 0 15 | 1677 | Bagley, Henry I | 1677 | 6 cast by H Bagley in 1677 | 1782 | Exsiting 6 recast and augmented to 8 by Chapman and Mears in 1782 | ||
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 | 8 | 23 cwt | 1618 | Brend, William | 1676 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1675/6 by Edward Tooke | 1724 | Existing 8 augmented to 10 with two Trebles by John Stephens in 1724 but these removed the same year as proposed subscription payments were not forthcoming | 1618 | 6 by when Tenor cast by W Brend in 1618 |
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 |
Nottingham, Notts, S Peter | 8 | 20¾ cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1662 | Known to be 8 by 1662 | 1771 | Existing 8 recast by P&C in 1771 | ||
Oakham, Leics, All Saints | 6 | 21 1 00 | 1677 | Norris, Tobie | 1677 | 6 by 1677 when 1 & 6/6 cast by Toby Norris | 1860 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Taylor in 1860 | ||
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 | 10 | 33 cwt | 1589 | Unknown | 1680 | Existing 6 augmented to 10 by Christopher Hodson in 1680 | 1741 | 4 & 9/10 recast and 5 & 10/10 retuned by Abel Rudhall in 1740/1 | 1589 | Known to be 6 by 1589 when Tenor cast by an unknown founder |
Oxford, Oxon, Merton College | 8 | 25 1 10 | 1680 | Hodson, Christopher | 1680 | Existing 8 all recast in 1680 by Christopher Hodson | 1657 | 8 cast in 1657 by Michael Darbie | ||
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 | 5 | 18 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1662 | Known t have been 5 by 1662 | 1711 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 8 by A Rudhall in 1711 | 1524 | Known that 4 bells cast in Nottingham for Preston in 1523/4 |
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 | 8 | 23 cwt | 1662 | Knight, Henry II | 1662 | Existing 5 all recast, remodelled and augmented to 8 in 1662 by H Knight | 1703 | Tenor recast in 1703 by an unknown founder | 1647 | Tenor recast in 1647 by Ellis and Francis Knight |
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 | ||
Ripon, N Yorks, Cathedral | 5 | 17 cwt | Unknown | Unknown | 1663 | Known to have been a ring of 5 by 1663 | 1762 | Existing 5 recast and augmented to 8 by L&P in 1762 | ||
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 | ||
Rotherfield, E Sussex, S Denys | 5 | 24 cwt | 1670 | Hodson, John | 1670 | 5 by 1670 when Tenor cast by John Hodson | 1908 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 and resultant 3, 4, 6 & 7/8 recast by M&S in 1908 | ||
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, Cathedral | 8 | 38 cwt | 1680 | Tosier, Clement | 1680 | Known to be 8 by 1680 when Clement Tosier cast & & 8/8 | 1777 | Existing 8 dismantled in 1777 leaving former 6/8 only | ||
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 |
Salisbury, Wilts, S Thomas | 6 | 23 cwt | 1663 | Purdue, William III | 1663 | Existing bells recast into 6 by W Purdue in 1663 | 1716 | Known to be 8 when 2 & 8/8 recast by A Rudhall in 1716 | ||
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 | 46 1 07 | 1670 | Purdue, Thomas | 1670 | Tenor recast by Thomas Purdue in 1670 | 1858 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 in 1858 by G Mears | 1601 | 6 by when Tenor cast by George Purdue in 1601 |
Shrewsbury, Shrops, Holy Cross | 8 | 18½ cwt | 1673 | Oldfield, George I | 1673 | 8 cast by George Oldfield in 1673 | 1682 | Tenor recast by Thomas Roberts in 1682 | ||
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 | 8 | 46 3 21 | 1540 | Unknown | 1673 | Believed to be a complete ring of 8 by 1673 | 1735 | Existing 8 bells (6+2) recast and augmented to 12 by Samuel Knight in 1735 | 1540 | Tenor recast by an unknown founder in 1540 |
St Albans, Herts, S Peter | 6 | 21½ cwt | 1678 | Chandler, Anthony | 1678 | Tenor recast by Anthony Chandler in 1678 | 1729 | Existing 6 recast and augmented to 8 by R Phelps in 1729 | 1628 | Original 5 bells and saunce recast and augmented to 6 by an unknown founder in 1628 |
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, All Saints | 5 | 26¾ cwt | 1576 | Tonni, Stephen | 1671 | Assumed 5 by 1671 when extant 4/8 cast by Miles Graye | 1701 | Assumed 6 by 1701 when extant 3/8 cast by Henry Pleasant | ||
Sudbury, Suff, S Peter | 6 | 22 cwt | 1470 | Kebyll, John | 1662 | Assumed 6 by 1662 when extant 5/10 cast by John Darbie | 1874 | Existing 6 augmented to 8 by Warner in 1874 and canons removed | 1605 | Assumed 5 by 1605 when extant 6/10 cast by James Edbury |
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 | 6 | 17 2 00 | 1607 | Newcombe, Edward | 1672 | Existing 5 augmented to 6 by George Oldfied in 1672 | 1884 | 1 and 6/6 recast, remainder retuned and augmented to 8 by Taylor 1883/4 | 1607 | 5 by when Tenor cast in 1607 by E Newcombe |
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 | 17 3 22 | 1664 | Keene, Richard | 1664 | Tenor recast in 1664 by R Keene | 1876 | Existing 6 recast, remodelled and augmented to 8 in 1876 by M&S | 1627 | Existing 3 replaced by a ring of 6 cast by Ellis Knight in 1627 |
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 | ||
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