SALTER STREET* St Patrick 5, 8-0-21 in A
| Grid Reference | 139/123749 |  |
| Postcode | B94 6DE | |
| Recording | None Available | |
| Affiliation | St Martin's Guild | |
| Peals | Felstead Database | |
| Sunday | None | |
| Practice | None |
History
The church was built in 1840 as a Chapel of Ease in the parish of Tanworth, to the designs of James Benjamin Harris of Henley in Arden. It become a separate parish in 1843.
A western saddleback tower, designed by G. T. Robinson of Leamington Spa, the Archidiaconal Architect, was added to it in 1861-2 at a cost of £1,200. this was given by Thomas Burman in memory of his parents. The tower was not touched when the body of the church was rebuilt in 1899.
The bells, which cost £270, still hang in original frame, by W Ballard of Leamington, but were rehung in 1937 when Gillett & Johnston provided new gudgeons and ball bearings. The bells were tuned and quarter turned, but the canons were not removed. The cost of this work was £138. The treble's headstock was replaced in July of 2009. The bells are simply inscribed with the founder's name and date on the shoulder and the Warner Royal Arms on the waist.
The first peal on the bells was rung in 1944
For a time in the 1960s there was a thriving band here. They managed to ring a local band peal. It was published as "Non-Association", but later credited to the Coventry DG. Why, I am not sure, the tower being in the Diocese of Birmingham.
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Details of the Bells
1 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 4-3-20 28.00"
2 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 4-3-07 29.00"
3 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 5-1-07 29.75"
4 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 6-0-20 31.75"
5 John Warner & Sons, London 1861 8-0-21 35.875"
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| The Treble With its New Headstock | The Ellacombe | The Saddbleback Tower |
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| The Church - Looking East | The Church - Looking West | |
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