SS Theobald & St Chad 3: 1½cwt in E (Steel Bells)
Grid Reference | 140/348951 | |
Postcode | CV10 0UL | |
Other Information | Steel Bells |
History
This Grade II* church was built in the late 13th Century. It was restored, altered and porch, vestry, organ chamber and turret added by Ewan Christian in 1857.
These are a chime hung in a gable end turret. This replaced a plain brick turret that contained a single bell. The notes are approximately E, F# and G. They are hung for swing chiming in a three level wooden frame that is placed diagonally within the turret.
The inscriptions are given in Tilley and Walters’ book, “The Church Bells of Warwickshire”:
He almost certainly misread the date as 1868, rather than 1858, given the low serial numbers of the bells and that the company traded as “Vickers, Sons and Co, after 1867.
Access is extremely difficult. The middle bell is/was on the floor of the church, (seen there by CJP, lowered in 1984). They are hung for swing chiming in a three tier wood frame placed diagonally within the turret. They have cast iron headstock, fixed steel gudgeons. plain bearing, clappers and iron chiming levers.
Details of the Bells
1 Naylor Vickers, Sheffield 1858 17.00″ (G)
2 Naylor Vickers, Sheffield 1858 18.50″ (F#)
3 Naylor Vickers, Sheffield 1858 21.00″ 1½cwt (E)