<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br>--- On Mon, 5/7/10, David Willis <dcwillispiano@yzWgq0HajPKvBnpR9NokrMy9kQvvYb7YeZR6021yIJF6Jp2I9mXwV8DHgMaOtjI2B578aNPQky8GVA1wOhA.yahoo.invalid> wrote:<br><br>From: David Willis <dcwillispiano@yahoo.com><br>Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] old bells<br>To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<br>Date: Monday, 5 July, 2010, 8:59<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><br><br> <br> <br> <br> <br>--- On Mon, 5/7/10, nitramwe <edwardwmartin@ gmail.com> wrote:<br> <br> What exactly is the oldest church bell in the British Isles - date and whereabouts? This must have been asked before but I cannot find it<br><br>thanks<br><br>Eddie Martin<br><br><br>I think Fred Sharpe found one in Herefordshire but I can't put my hand on the book at the moment .<br><br>The clock bell at Sonning is 1280 approx. That isn't the oldest . Work back from there perhaps ?<br><br>David<br><br><br>See Fred Sharpe
Church Bells of Herefordshire page 346 - 353 for details of the Marden handbell dating from 7th or 8th Century.<br><br>David<br></td></tr></table><br>