Grid Reference:-
138/070876
Postcode:
B4 6EU
Bell Audio:-
None Available
Guild Affiliation:-
St Martin's Guild
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead
Database
Sunday Ringing:-
1200 - 1220
Practice Night:-
None
History Of The Bells
The foundation stone of this Pugin cathedral was laid in 1839 and consecrated in 1841.
The bells are in the left, or North-West tower. They hang in a two tier frame, with 3, 4 and 5 on top. By the consecration Taylors had suppled a 17cwt bell. It was hung in the North-West tower, not as is sometimes said, the other tower. This bell was used for its metal when a new ring of 5, tenor 13-3-11 was supplied from the Whitechapel foundry in 1849. Blews augmented these bells to 8 in 1877. Though there was a quote from Carrs in 1939 for rehanging these bells the authorities were persuaded to replace them with a completely new ring. These were duly cast in 1939 and blessed in 1940. They are a fine example of their founder's art and are popular for peals, especially of Stedman.
There is an angelus bell of c.2cwt, possibly by Carr c.1985, with a diameter of 20.125" and sounding the note Bb in the South-West tower. This bell was hung there in 1993-4 after being obtained from a Victorian school or church in the diocese. It is sounded by a solenoid clapper operated from an angelus tolling unit supplied and installed by John Taylor & Co in May 1994.
(Most of the above information is quoted directly (with permission) from the research notes of Chris Pickford)
Details Of The Bells
1 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 4-1-18 26.625" 1384.0Hz (F-16c) 2 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 4-2-24 27.625" 1305.5Hz (E-17c) 3 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 5-0-26 29.00" 1163.0Hz (D-17c) 4 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 5-3-26 31.00" 1037.0Hz (C-16c) 5 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 6-3-10 33.625" 923.0Hz (Bb-16c) 6 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 8-0-26 35.50" 872.0Hz (A-16c) 7 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 10-2-25 39.125" 776.5Hz (G-17c) 8 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1939 15-3-06 44.06" 692.0Hz (F-16c)
Details Of The Previous Bells
1 William Blews & Sons, Birmingham 1877 4-3-14 27.875" 2 William Blews & Sons, Birmingham 1877 4-3-17 28.50" 3 William Blews & Sons, Birmingham 1877 5-0-7 29.50" 4 C & G Mears, London 1849 6-0-15 32.00" 5 C & G Mears, London 1849 6-1-3 34.00" 6 C & G Mears, London 1849 7-3-3 36.00" 7 C & G Mears, London 1849 9-2-27 39.50" 8 C & G Mears, London 1849 13-2-25 43.00" 692.0Hz (F-16c)
Photo Gallery
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