Water Orton

St Peter & St Paul 8 Tubular Bells

Grid Reference 139/177910 Water Orton. Source: British History Online
Postcode B46 1QU
Date Lost c.1955
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History

This church was originally a chapelry in the parish Aston, become a parish in its own right in 1871. The church itself became too small and a new church was built in 1878/9 at which time a North-West porch tower and spire (which was removed 1987) was provided. The old church was demolished in 1887

There were two bells in the old church. The larger of these was sent to Minworth when that church was built in 1909.  The remaining bell, by Joseph Smith of Edgbaston, (16.25″, 1cwt in B)  was rehung for lever chiming in c.1950, in an Nineteenth Century frame for two bells.

The inscriptions of these bells is given in Tilley and Walters’ book, “The Church Bells of Warwickshire”:

Water Orton Inscriptions

Above the bell-frame are the remains of the framework for a set of 8 tubular bells.  These were purchased from Erdington Parish Church (q.v.) when they installed a ring of bells in 1904. They were removed some time after 1955, as they were still in place when repairs were contemplated at this time.

Details of the Bells

8 Tubular bells

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