Grid Reference:-
151/184470
Postcode:
CV37 8SG
Bell Audio:-
None Available
Guild Affiliation:-
Gloucester & Bristol Assoc
Peals Rung Here:-
Felstead Database
Sunday Ringing:-
Not known
Practice Night:-
Thursday
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History Of The Bells
St Swithun's church in Quinton is one of the most impressive parish churches in south west Warwickshire. The building owes it's present appearance largely to fourteenth century rebuilding and extension, though it's origins are earlier, as seen in the late twelfth century round arches of the south nave arcade. Inside, are fragments ol fouteenth century glass, two medieval monuments, ancient woodwork and some attractive early twentieth century glazing by Comper's pupil Geoffrey Webb. The east window is Victorian and the work of Frederick Preedy
The date of the second is uncertain. Chris Pickford's interpretation of the documentary evidence is that it dates from 1714, but Mary Bliss (Church Bells of Gloucestershire) thinks the bell looks more like one of 1743. Either date is possible. The third and fourth were recast at Gloucester by Thomas Mears in 1842 at a cost of £51/17/6, plus £9/0/0 to Charles and John Jacques, also of Gloucester for hanging the bells and providing the fittings. They are of fairly poor tone.
The H-frame and fittings are by Taylors, 1952 when the fifth, a Rudhall bell of 1714, was recast. It replaced a frame put up by Barwells of Birmingham in 1887. The fifth bell was cast without canons and those of the other bells have been removed and the bells quarter turned.
N.B. This tower used, (until the recent 9th edition), to appear in Dove as Quinton. It not the Quinton that is on the outskirts of Birmingham. The church is in Lower Quinton, South Warks. The village was transferred to Warwickshire from Gloucestershire in 1931, but remains in the Gloucester Diocese and in the North Cotswold Branch of the G & B.
Details Of The Bells
1 Abel Rudhall, Gloucester 1743 5-1-16 29.25" 1231.0Hz (D#-19c) 2 Abraham Rudhall, Gloucester - not dated c1714 4-3-26 29.50" 1094.5Hz (C#-22c) 3 Thomas Mears II, Gloucester 1842 6-2-11 32.25" 974.0Hz (B-24c) 4 Thomas Mears II, Gloucester 1842 7-1-04 34.00" 915.0Hz (A#-32c) 5 John Taylor & Co., Loughborough 1952 9-1-09 37.00" 816.0Hz (G#-31c) 6 Abel Rudhall, Gloucester 1743 13-0-27 43.125" 724.0Hz (F#-38c)
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