The Oxford City Branch of
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Details of the Bells
by Andrew Dunn
The majority of the details shown here come from Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers and from Frederick Sharpe (1953) The Church Bells of Oxfordshire J Smart & Co Brackley. Weights given as cwt-qr-lb are exact measurements to the nearest pound. Those given as cwt only are approximations calculated from the bell's dimensions and its strike note. In the manner of Sharpe, a slash ( / ) in the inscription indicates a new line in the text or a change to a new side of the bell. Details missing from the former sources were supplied by the relevant steeple keepers themselves. Spelling errors in the inscriptions are taken literally from Sharpe, except for those errors in his text which are not explicitly marked as sic by him. For example, at St Giles excelsis is here used instead of Sharpe's exelsis on the 3rd, and conscendat instead of consendat on the 6th. In general, such details have not been confirmed by the steeple keepers. A translation from Latin to English is given by pointing the mouse to the Latin phrase in question. Other notes on the inscriptions may also be obtained in this way.
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1 cwt [hundredweight] = 50.80 kg 1 qr [quarter] = 12.70 kg 1 lb [pound] = 0.4536 kg 1 long ton [imperial] = 20 cwt = 1016 kg 1 tonne [metric] = 1000 kg = 19.68 cwt |
| Saint Aldates, City Centre, Oxford A ring of six holding a practice every other week | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3-3-0 | 26.25 | E | 1873 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1874. |
| 2 | 5-0-5 | 28.38 | D | 1654 | Michael Darbie | MICHAEL DARBIE MADE MEE 1654 |
| 3 | 5-3-12 | 30.38 | C | 1654 | Michael Darbie | MICHAEL DARBIE MADE MEE 1654 |
| 4 | 6-3-16 | 32.75 | B | 1627 | Ellis Knight I | PRAYES YE THE LORD 1627 |
| 5 | 8-3-12 | 35.88 | A | 1620 | Henry Knight I | HENRX NXGHT MADE MEE X620 |
| 6 | 11-1-12 | 40.13 | G | 1847 | William Taylor | + REVD. CHARLES WARNER, B.A., CURATE. REVD. WILLIAM HAWKINS, M.A., RECTOR. WILLIAM BAXTER AND WILLIAM RINGROSE CHURCHWARDENS. 1847. WM. TAYLOR, OXFORD, FECIT. / [Scroll border] |
| Saunce unhung | 1-0-7 | 16.25 | 1780 | Thomas Rudhall | T RUDHALL [Figure 4 Border] [Bell] 1780 [Figure 4 Border] [Bell] [Figure 4 Border] | |
| Saint James, Cowley, Oxford A ring of six holding a practice every other week
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription | |||
| 1 | 2-3-20 | A | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | + REMEMBER 1939-1945. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. [Obverse and reverse of a half-crown] / 19[Whitechapel foundry mark]49 / MEARS & STAINBANK. | ||||
| 2 | 3-0-21 | G | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | DANIEL WHITE. WALTER DAY. CHURCH = WARDENS [Figure 8] / E : HEMINS FECIT. J738 [Figure 8 × 6] / 19[Whitechapel foundry mark]49 / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK. | ||||
| 3 | 3-2-22 | F | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | DANIEL WHITE. WALTAR DAY. CHURCH = WARDENS [Figure 8 × 2] / EDWARD HEMINS [Figure 8] FECIT. J738 [Figure 8 × 6] / [Whitechapel foundry mark] / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK 1949. | ||||
| 4 | 4-1-12 | E | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | [Figure 6] BENEDICTA SIT SANCTA TRINITAS [Figure 8 × 3] / Ed : HEMINS : FECIT SEPTEMBER 3. J739 [Figure 8 × 6] / 19[Whitechapel foundry mark]49 / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK. | ||||
| 5 | 5-0-2 | D | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | 1693 / [Whitechapel foundry mark] / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK. 1949. | ||||
| 6 | 5-3-3 | 32.00 | C | 1949 | Mears & Stainbank | WILL TERRELL 1694 C.W. IAMES WHIT / [Whitechapel foundry mark] / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK. 1949. | |||
| Saunce unhung | 13.75 | 1691 | Richard Keene | Not Known | |||||
| Saint Ebbe, City Centre, Oxford A full-circle unringable eight | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 2-2-20 | 22.00 | Bb | 1925 | Mears & Stainbank | IN MEMORIAM J. W. WASHBROOK, 1925. |
| 2 | 2-3-10 | 22.00 | A | 1925 | Mears & Stainbank | IN MEMORIAM J. W. WASHBROOK, 1925. |
| 3 | 3-1-12 | 24.13 | G | 1789 | John Briant | J. BRIANT HARTFORD FECIT 1789 |
| 4 | 3-2-2 | 24.50 | F | 1789 | John Briant | J. BRIANT HARTFORD FECIT 1789 |
| 5 | 3-2-24 | 25.50 | Eb | 1790 | John Briant | J. BRIANT HARTFORD FECIT 1790 |
| 6 | 4-0-12 | 27.00 | D | 1790 | John Briant | J. BRIANT. / HARTFORD FECIT / UNFEIGNED PRAISE TO HEAVENS ALMIGHTY KING, / FOR HEALTH RESTORED TO GEORGE THE THIRD WE SING. / HÆC SEXTA ACCESSIT A.D. 1790. |
| 7 | 3-3-23 | 28.75 | C | 1789 | John Briant | J. BRIANT HARTFORD FECIT 1789 |
| 8 | 4-3-19 | 31.00 | Bb | 1789 | John Briant | THIS PEAL WAS RAISD BY VOLONTARY SUBSCRIPTION. H. RICHARDS, RECTOR. E. GOODYER, J. W. CLUFF, CHURCHWARDENS. J. BRIANT HARTFORD FECIT 1789. |
| Saint Mary, Garsington, Oxfordshire A ring of six with no practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3½ cwt | F | 1696 | Richard Keene | 1696 | |
| 2 | 4¼ cwt | Eb | 1720 | Abraham Rudhall II | PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOVRHOOD A[Bell]R 1720 | |
| 3 | 5 cwt | Db | 1733 | Henry Bagley III | EDMVND HARPER HENRY MOLLENEVX CHVRCH WARDENS H B MADE ME J733 | |
| 4 | 5-2-17 | C | 1929 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. [Whitechapel foundry mark] / CAST 1732. RECAST 1929. | |
| 5 | 7½ cwt | Bb | 1825 | W & J Taylor | RECAST BY SUBSCRIPTION : 1825. RICHD. HARPER & THOS. POULTON CHURCH WARDENS. W : & J. TAYLOR FEC-T OXON. | |
| 6 | 9½ cwt | 37.75 | Ab | 1788 | John Rudhall | INO. MACKINESS & WM. PIKE CHURCH WARDENS 1788 I : RUDHALL FECIT [Border] |
| Saint Giles, City Centre, Oxford A ring of eight holding a weekly practice
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription | |||
| 1 | 4-2-24 | 26.75 | F# Ab1-01 F#2+01 F#3+53 | 1927 | Mears & Stainbank | M & S. LONDON [Whitechapel foundry mark] [Six coins] / Venite Exultemus Domino. / D.D. Henricus Wylie Hughes. / 1927. | |||
| 2 | 5-0-1 | 27.50 | E# G1+11 E2+04 E#3+13 | 1927 | Mears & Stainbank | [Six coins] MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. [Whitechapel foundry mark] / Te Deum Laudemus. / 1927. | |||
| 3 | 5½ cwt | 29.88 | D# F1-38 Db2-07 D#3+35 | 1850 | William Taylor | Gloria in excelsis [Two coins] + [Two coins] | |||
| 4 | 6 cwt | 31.44 | C# Eb1-17 C2+48 C#3+53 | 1850 | William Taylor | Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domine [Two coins] + [Two coins] | |||
| 5 | 6¾ cwt | 33.56 | B D1-48 Bb1+28 B2+51 | 1850 | William Taylor | Magnificat anima mea Dominum ait Maria [Two coins] [Crossed sword and key] [Two coins] | |||
| 6 | 7½ cwt | 35.63 | A# B0+41 Bb1-41 A#2+08 | 1850 | William Taylor | Sonitus Egidii conscendat culmina Coeli [Two coins] + [Two coins] | |||
| 7 | 9½ cwt | 38.00 | G# A0-15 G1-04 G#2 | 1850 | William Taylor | Sum Rosa Pulsata Mundi Katerina Vocata [Two coins] + [Two coins] | |||
| 8 | 13 cwt | 42.56 | F# F#0+18 F#1-04 F#2+11 | 1632 | Ellis Knight I | FEARE GOD HONAR THE KXNG X632 | |||
| 2 strikes late at hand, 3 strikes late at back, 5 strikes late at hand. | |||||||||
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| Saint Andrew, Headington, Oxford A ring of eight holding a weekly practice | ||||||
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3-2-1 | 23.75 | A | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | WHITES OF APPLETON / CHURCH BELLHANGERS / [Whitechapel foundry mark] / AD 2000 / WHITECHAPEL / RECAST IN MEMORY OF / J.E.C. & O.E.C. / VICAR W.M.B. |
| 2 | 3-3-9 | 24.50 | G# | 2000 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | WHITES OF APPLETON / CHURCH BELLHANGERS / [Whitechapel foundry mark] / AD 2000 / WHITECHAPEL / RECAST IN MEMORY OF / G.A.M. & C.E.M.M. |
| 3 | 3-2-22 | 26.06 | F# | 1792 | John Briant | JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1792 |
| 4 | 4-2-16 | 27.13 | E | 1654 | Michael Darbie | M D 1654 |
| 5 | 4-0-0 | 27.63 | D | 1792 | John Briant | JOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT 1792 |
| 6 | 5-3-4 | 30.31 | C# | 1624 | Roger Purdue I | + THOMAS ◊ WHORWOOD ◊ E ◊ SPVIRE ◊ LORD ◊ OF ◊ HED ◊ DING ◊ TONN / + ANNO DOMINI 1624 R [Bell] P |
| 7 | 7-0-8 | 33.56 | B | c1470 | London [Brede mark] | Sancta Margareta Ora Pro Nobis [Figure 7] [Figure 3] [Figure 1] |
| 8 | 7-3-0 | 36.19 | A | 1613 | William Yare | EDWARD FFISHE OWEN GVRDEN 1613 / W [Figure 11] Y |
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| Saint Lawrence, North Hinksey, Oxford A ring of six holding a weekly practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 2-2-6 | 23 | G# | 1972 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | The gift of Winifred Toynbee 1972 [Whitechapel crest] |
| 2 | 3-0-16 | 25 | F# | 1972 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | John W Larter B C Vicar K G Goff H Lockwood Curchwardens 1972 [Whitechapel crest] |
| 3 | 3-1-19 | 25 | E | 1972 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | 1676 Recast 1972 [Whitechapel crest] |
| 4 | 3-2-21 | 27 | D# | 1972 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | 1661 Christopher Hodson made me Recast 1972 [Whitechapel crest] |
| 5 | 4-0-25 | 28 | C# | 1675 | Richard Keene | R K |
| 6 | 5-2-27 | 31.00 | B | 1907 | John Taylor & Co | William Yare made me 1614 Recast 1907 [Crest of John Taylor and Co Loughborough] |
| The tenor's rope can jump from the wheel if not handled correctly | ||||||
| Saint Giles, Horspath, Oxfordshire A ring of six holding a weekly practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3-0-1 | G | 1866 | Mears & Stainbank | + DEUM : LAUDO : DIGNIS : PLAUDO. / GIVEN BY THE / REV. H. R. BRAMLEY, M.A. CURATE. / 1866. / MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. | |
| 2 | 3½ cwt | F | 1719 | Abraham Rudhall II | PROSPERITY TO ALL OVR BENEFACTORS [Figure 4 Border] A[Bell]R 1719 [Figure 4 Border] | |
| 3 | 4 cwt | Eb | 1719 | Abraham Rudhall II | IOHN CHANCELOR & THO HEISTER CHURCHWARDENS 1719 A[Bell]R 1719 [Figure 4 Border] | |
| 4 | 4¼ cwt | D | 1602 | Joseph Carter | This × Bell × Was × Made × 1602 J × c × / [Figure 9] | |
| 5 | 5 cwt | C | 1838 | W & J Taylor | TAYLORS BELLFOUNDERS OXFORD 1838 DEO ET ECCLESIÆ | |
| 6 | 5-2-9 | 32.00 | Bb | 1611 | William Yare | THIS BELL WAS MADE 1611 / W[Figure 11]Y |
| Saunce | ½ cwt | 12.50 | A | 1811 | James Wells | JAMES WELLS ALDBOURN FECIT 1811 [Figure 2] [Figure 10] [Figure 2] |
| Saint Mary the Virgin, Iffley, Oxford A ring of six holding a weekly practice
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription | |||
| 1 | 3¾ cwt | 26.38 | F | 1785 | Thomas Janaway | THOMAS JANAWAY FECIT J785 | |||
| 2 | 4 cwt | 27.38 | Eb | 1785 | Thomas Janaway | THOS. JANAWAY FECIT J785 | |||
| 3 | 4-2-26 | 29.25 | Db | 1869 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. / VIVOS VOCO. MORTUOS PLANGO. FULGARA FRANGO / T. A. WARBURTON, VICAR / R. REID, J. FRENCH, WARDENS. / CAST 1592. / RECAST 1869. | |||
| 4 | 5½ cwt | 31.38 | C | 1592 | Joseph Carter | prayse ye the lorde j[Figure 5]c 1592 [Figure 5] | |||
| 5 | 7½ cwt | 34.50 | Bb | c1699 | Abraham Rudhall I | None | |||
| 6 | 10 cwt | 38.00 | Ab | 1626 | Ellis Knight I | OVR HOPE XS XN THE LORD X626 | |||
| Saunce | 1 cwt | 16.00 | G | 1709 | Abraham Rudhall I | GOD SEND VS PEACE [Figure 4 Border] AR [Bell] 1709 [Figure 4 Border] | |||
| Saint Mary, Kidlington, Oxfordshire A ring of eight holding a weekly practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 6-0-8 | D | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1879. / PRESENTED BY WILLIAM BRAIN, ESQ: / IN MEMORY OF HIS GRANDPARENTS / WILLIAM AND MARY BRAIN. / A.C.R. FREEBORN , VICAR. / W. BRAIN, E. H. MARTIN, } CHURCHWARDENS. / WEBB & BENNETT, BELLHANGERS, KIDLINGTON. | |
| 2 | 6-2-18 | C# | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1879. / PRESENTED BY WILLIAM BRAIN, ESQ: / IN MEMORY OF HIS GRANDPARENTS / WILLIAM AND MARY BRAIN. / A.C.R. FREEBORN , VICAR. / W. BRAIN, E. H. MARTIN, } CHURCHWARDENS. | |
| 3 | 7-2-12 | B | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | RICHARD KEENE MADE ME 1661 / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDON. 1897. / A.C.R. FREEBORN , VICAR. / W. BRAIN, E. H. MARTIN, } CHURCHWARDENS. | |
| 4 | 8-2-23 | A | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | BARTHOLOMEW * ATTON * MADE * ME * THE * TREBLELL * TO * BE * 1621 / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDON. / A.C.R. FREEBORN , VICAR. / W. BRAIN, E. H. MARTIN, } CHURCHWARDENS. / 1897. | |
| 5 | 11-2-0 | G | 1715 | Abraham Rudhall I | WM : COSIER THO : DAWSON WM : TURRELL CH : WARDENS 1715 [Figure 16 Border] A[Bell]R [Figure 4 Border] | |
| 6 | 12-1-5 | F# | 1897 | Mears & Stainbank | THIS BELL WAS MADE 1610 W + Y / RECAST BY MEARS & STAINBANK, LONDON. / A.C.R. FREEBORN , VICAR. / W. BRAIN, E. H. MARTIN, } CHURCHWARDENS. / 1897. | |
| 7 | 16-2-1 | E | 1700 | Richard Chandler III | IOHN SANDERS IOHN SPRINGALL LAURENC PENN C W 1700 | |
| 8 | 21-2-27 | D | 1708 | Abraham Rudhall I | THO : DAWSON RICH : STIMSON. LAURENCE PENN CHURCHWARDENS A : R [Bell] 1708 / [Figure 4 Border] | |
| Saunce | 1-1-0 | 1800 | Thomas Mears | THOMAS MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1800. | ||
| Saint Peter, Marsh Baldon, Oxfordshire A ring of five with no practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3-1-22 | 26.00 | E | 1954 | Mears & Stainbank | Not Known |
| 2 | 4-0-22 | D | 1902 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. / RENOVATUM MDCCCCII. / GAUDEMUS GAUDENTIBUS, / DOLEMUS DOLENTIBUS. | |
| 3 | 4¾ | C# | c1628 | Ellis Knight I | PRAYES THE LORD ◊ | |
| 4 | 5¾ | B | c1530 | John White | [Figure 19] S W X Z T Y V [Figure 13] [Figure 14] [Figure 17] | |
| 5 | 7½ | 35.00 | A | 1628 | Ellis Knight I | X · AS · TENAR · HVM · ALL · ROVND X628 |
| Saunce | F# | c1760 | Robert Wells I | ROBT. WELLS ALBOURN | ||
| Saint Nicholas, Marston, Oxford A ring of six holding a weekly practice | ||||||
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3-1-9 | A | 1972 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | 19 [Whitechapel foundry mark] 72 / WHITECHAPEL / P.N. RIMMER VICAR / V.C. CARDY / A.W. SIDEBOTTOM } CHURCHWARDENS | |
| 2 | 3-2-18 | G | 1823 | W & J Taylor | None | |
| 3 | 3-2-13 | F | 1823 | W & J Taylor | None | |
| 4 | 3-3-9 | E | 1823 | W & J Taylor | None | |
| 5 | 4-2-3 | D | 1823 | W & J Taylor | None | |
| 6 | 5-0-19 | 31.00 | C | 1823 | W & J Taylor | THIS PEAL WAS RECAST BY W. & J. TAYLOR OXFORD OCTR 17. 1823. JOHN CANNON & WILLM LEAKE C.W. |
| The 3 strikes late at hand | ||||||
| Saint John, Stanton St John, Oxfordshire A ring of five holding a weekly practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 4 cwt | 27.63 | D# | 1652 | Ellis & Francis Knight | 1652 |
| 2 | 4¾ cwt | 29.50 | C# | 1716 | Henry Bagley III | -:- HENREY LODER WILLIAM GRANT CHVRCH WARDENS -:- HENREY BAGLEY MADE MEE J7J6 -:- |
| 3 | 5½ cwt | 31.25 | B# | 1656 | Michael Derbie | MICHAEL DERBIE MADE ME 1656 |
| 4 | 7 cwt | 33.75 | A# | 1652 | Ellis & Francis Knight | 1652 |
| 5 | 9¼ cwt | 37.75 | G# | 1724 | Abraham Rudhall II | PEACE & GOOD NEIGHBOVRHOOD [Figure 20] A[Bell]R [Figure 20] 1724 [Figure 20] |
| Saint Mary, Wheatley, Oxfordshire A ring of six holding a weekly practice
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription | |||
| 1 | 4-2-3 | 27.00 | F | 1996 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | MEARS AND STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. / "PRAISE GOD IN HIS SANCTUARY" PS.150. / EDWARD ELTON, VICAR. / GEORGE ROSE, / CHARLES BUSHNELL, } CHURCHWARDENS. 1879. RECAST 1996 WHITECHAPEL | |||
| 2 | 4-2-25 | 27.00 | Eb | 1794 | John Briant | J. BRIANT HERTFORD. FECIT. 1794 : | |||
| 3 | 5-1-15 | 31.00 | Db | 1794 | John Briant | JOHN BRIANT HARTFORD. FECIT. 1794 : | |||
| 4 | 5-1-0 | 31.00 | C | 1794 | John Briant | J : BRIANT HERTFORD : FECIT : 1794 : | |||
| 5 | 6-3-27 | 35.00 | Bb | 1794 | John Briant | : J : BRIANT HERTFORD. FECIT. 1794 : GLORIA DEO IN EXCELSIS : | |||
| 6 | 9-3-10 | 38.00 | Ab | 1996 | Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd | JOHN BRIANT. OF HERTFORD. FECIT. 1793. / GLORIA DEO IN EXCELSIS. [Four coins] / RECAST 1996 WHITECHAPEL | |||
| Saunce | 0-0-20 | 9.00 | Olovyanishnikov | Made in the factory of Olovyanishnikov of Yaroslavl | |||||
| The 2 strikes late at hand | |||||||||
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| Saint Peter, Wolvercote, Oxford A ring of six holding a weekly practice | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 2-3-19 | 23.50 | G | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | Meers and Stainbank, Founders London / A Deo - A.D Deum / Walter Dmitri Sargent, Vicar / Joseph Castle / Henry Osborn King ] Churchwardens / A.D. 1900 / Recast by John / Taylor and co. / Loughbrough / 1957 |
| 2 | 2-3-24 | 24.25 | F | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | William Bagley Made Mee 1707 / Recast by John / Taylor and co. / Loughbrough / 1957 |
| 3 | 3-1-0 | 25.75 | Eb | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | JOHN SMITH JOHN ROWLAND CHURCH WARDENS / MATTHEW & JAMES BAGLEY MADE MEE 1747 / Recast by John / Taylor and co. / Loughbrough / 1957 |
| 4 | 4-0-4 | 27.25 | D | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | James Rovlan Joseph Hall Churchwardens 1707 / Recast in memory of / Henry David Chainberlain / Eden Henwood / William Edward Hewlett / Henry Osborn King / Recast by John / Taylor and co. / Loughbrough / 1957 |
| 5 | 5-1-17 | 30.38 | C | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | Mears & Swithenbank Founders / London 1881 / Recast by John / Taylor and co. / Loughbrough / 1957 |
| 6 | 8-0-2 | 34.50 | Bb | 1957 | John Taylor & Co | PETER / Michael John Ottaway - Vicar / Wilfrid Godwin / Henry Jack Harrison ] Church wardens / A.D. 1957 / Mears & Swithenbank Founders / London 1881 / Recast by John / Taylor and co. / Loughbrough / 1957 |
| The 2 requires tight handling | ||||||
| ABVM, Beckley, Oxfordshire A full-circle unringable five | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 5 cwt | C# | 1660 | Richard Keene | 0661 | |
| 2 | 6 cwt | B | 1707 | Henry Bagley III | -:- WILLIAM LEDWELL SAMVWELL POWELL : C : W : HENREY BAGLEY MADE ME 1707 | |
| 3 | 7 cwt | A# | 1664 | Richard Keene | 1664 | |
| 4 | 8½ cwt | G# | 1705 | Richard Chandler III | WILLIAM LEDWELL C W 170S | |
| 5 | 11-1-13 | 41.00 | F# | 1881 | Mears & Stainbank | MEARS & STAINBANK, FOUNDERS, LONDON. 1881. |
| Saunce | 13.50 | None | ||||
| Unringable due to a weak frame | ||||||
| All Saints, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire A full-circle unringable six | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 5½ cwt | 31.63 | D | 1795 | John Briant | THE GIFT OF DR. E. SMALLWELL BPT OF OXFORD & Co. IOHN BRIANT HERTFORD FECIT AN : DOM : 1795. |
| 2 | 6¼ cwt | 31.50 | C | 1617 | Henry Knight I | + HENRX KNXGHT MAdE MEE X6X7 |
| 3 | 7 cwt | 33.88 | Bb | 1617 | Henry Knight I | + HENRX KNXGHT MAdE THXS BELL X6X7 |
| 4 | 8 cwt | 35.25 | A | 1617 | Henry Knight I | + HENRX KNXGHT MAdE MEE ANO X6X7 |
| 5 | 9-3-19 | 39.00 | G | 1863 | G Mears | G. MEARS & CO. FOUNDERS LONDON 1863 |
| 6 | 14-2-16 | 43.88 | F | 1863 | G Mears | G. MEARS & CO. FOUNDERS LONDON 1863 |
| Saunce | ½ cwt | 13.00 | E | 1748 | Thomas Lester | 1748 |
| Unringable pending frame repairs | ||||||
| Saint Clement, St Clements, Oxford A former chime of three | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 20.50 | C13th | None | |||
| 2 | 21.50 | 1636 | Woodstock bell foundry | RICHARD SHVRLY ROBERT GRIFFIN C W 1636 | ||
| Saunce | 1731 | Edward Hemins | + W: HACKINS. E: HARRIS. CHURCH=WARDENS [Figure 15 × 2] E: HEMINS. BISSITER. FECIT. J73J. | |||
| The saunce remains in the tower, with the 1 and 2, now removed, on display within the church itself. On the evidence of its shape, the 1 is believed to have been cast in the latter part of the 13th century (1250-1299), thus making it the oldest bell within the City of Oxford. The Guinness Book of Records has stated: "The oldest tower bell in Great Britain is one of 50kg (1cwt) at St Botolph, Hardham, Sussex, still in use and dated AD 1100". The oldest inscribed bell is the Gargate bell at Caversfield church, Oxfordshire and is dated 1200-1210. The oldest dated bell in England is one hanging in Lisset church near Bridlington, East Yorkshire bearing the date MCCLIIII (1254). | ||||||
| Saint Nicolas, Forest Hill, Oxfordshire A chime of two | ||||||
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| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 20½ | 1652 | Ellis & Henry Knight | |||
| 2 | 23¼ | 1652 | Ellis & Henry Knight | |||
| Saunce | 10 | 1852 | TAYLOR OXFORD 1852 | |||
| The bells were rehung by Mr Richard White in 1933 | ||||||
| St Bartholomew, Holton, Oxfordshire A chime of three | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 5 cwt | C | Richard Keene | RICHARD WISE WILLIAM WILLINS C W 1662 | ||
| 2 | 6¼ cwt | B | c1450 | John Sturdy | Sancta Anna Ora Pro Nobis [Figure 18] J[Coin]S [Figure 12] | |
| 3 | 8 cwt | 36 | A | c1590 | probably William Watts | c u S i i [Figure 22] S R [Figure 21] [Figure 23] |
| Tuned to a minor scale. The given strike notes are approximate. In 1948, Sharpe described this as a "ring of 3 bells". They were later rehung for chiming. | ||||||
| Saint Barnabas, Jericho, Oxford A chime of ten plus a ring of one | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 3-0-25 | 24 | 1869 | John Taylor & Co | J. TAYLOR & CO. FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH 1869. | |
| The 10 tubes hang from a wooden frame in the centre of the tower and are struck by hammers, operated by an Ellacombe chiming manual, in the vestry. Tuned to a diatonic scale in the key of A, each is stamped with its musical note and a number depicting its position within the scale. Each also bears the inscription G. & J. / HARRINGTON'S PATENT TUBULAR BELLS / TRADE-MARK. The bell founder is Gillet & Johnson of Croydon. The treble measures 60″ long by 3¾″ diameter. The tenor is 103″ by 4″. They were first hung in 1890. | ||||||
| Saint Michael, Northgate, Oxford City A chime of six | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 4½ cwt | 1708 | Abraham Rudhall I | IOHN HERRING IOHN ROYSTON CHVRCH WARDENS 1708 AR[Bell] [Figure 4] | ||
| 2 | 4¾ cwt | 1755 | Abel Rudhall | FEAR GOD HONOUR THE KING A[Bell]R 1755 [Figure 16] | ||
| 3 | 5¼ cwt | 1668 | Richard Keene | 1668 | ||
| 4 | 7 cwt | 1668 | Richard Keene | 1668 | ||
| 5 | 9 cwt | 1668 | Richard Keene | RICHARD KEENE CAST THIS RING 1668 | ||
| 6 | 12 cwt | 42 | F# | 1668 | Richard Keene | SAMPSON RAWLINS ROBERT KEATE C W 1668 |
| Saunce | 17.25 | 1784 | Robert Patrick | ROBT. PATRICK OF LONDON FOUNDER 1784 | ||
| The bells were formerly hung for ringing. The frame was removed in 1898 and the bells were then hung "dead" for chiming by Mr F White. The saunce remains hung for chiming. | ||||||
| Saint Andrew, Sandford, Oxfordshire A chime of three | ||||||
| Bell | Weight CWT-QR-LB | Diameter INCHES | Note | Cast | Founder | Inscription |
| 1 | 2½ cwt | 1592 | prayse ye the lorde + J + c 1592 | |||
| 2 | 3¼ cwt | B Q M E L Y Q b o f | ||||
| 3 | 3¾ cwt | 26 | 1606 | THIS BELL WAS MADE 1606 j + c | ||
| Saunce | None | |||||
| Sharpe was unable to examine the bells himself. The treble may be cracked. | ||||||
| All Saints, Wytham, Oxfordshire A chime of ten |
| The ten bells, made by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon, were installed in 1951 and are chimed by means of a baton keyboard. This was the last work done by Gillett & Johnston before they stopped working with bells. |
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1 cwt [hundredweight] = 50.80 kg 1 qr [quarter] = 12.70 kg 1 lb [pound] = 0.4536 kg 1 long ton [imperial] = 20 cwt = 1016 kg 1 tonne [metric] = 1000 kg = 19.68 cwt |