| CLIFFORD CHAMBERS St Helen 6; 7-3-2 in A (GF) |
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Grid Reference:- Postcode: Bell Audio:- Guild Affiliation:- Peals Rung Here:- Sunday Ringing:- Practice Night:- |
History Of The BellsThis church was transferred into the Coventry Diocese on 1/5/01. It was formerly in the Diocese of Gloucester. In 1771 Matthew Bagley, the last of the line of Bagley bellfounders, cast a ring of 5 for this church. The tenor, 7-3-6, cracked before the bells were installed and it was subsequently recast by Bagley, the tenor then becoming 8-0-14. The composite frame and fittings for the back five are by Barwell of Birmingham - 1904, with ball bearings fitted by Taylors in 1946. The treble hangs above the others in a separate lowsided frame provided in 1946. At the same time the bells were tuned. The two trebles were cast without canons; the back 4 retain their canons. The village itself was transferred to Warwickshire from Gloucestershire in 1931. There is ample parking by the churchyard wall. Details Of The Bells1 John Taylor & Co, Loughborough 1946 3-2-22 2 Matthew Bagley III, Chipping Norton 1771 4-0-27 3 James Barwell, Birmingham 1904 4-1-09 4 Matthew Bagley III, Chipping Norton 1771 5-0-25 5 Matthew Bagley III, Chipping Norton 1771 5-3-26 6 Matthew Bagley III, Chipping Norton 1773 7-3-02 Photo Gallery
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