[Bell Historians] Swythamley Chapel

[David Bryant]

A piece on the web about it at
http://www.findasurveyor.com/cgi-bin/story.pl?storyid=3750
Bells not mentioned, though.

David

editor at r... wrote:
> 
> One of the Sunday Times' 'Houses of the Week', featured in its Property
> supplement on 23rd of February, was a converted church in Cheshire (sic):
> 
> "The agents are keen to avoid spooky references, but this leasehold
> converted chapel is built above a crypt owned by the Brocklehurst family,
> who enjoy a right of access to the remains of their ancestors via a trap
> door in the grounds. The early 20th century Swythamley chapel was converted
> in 1989 into a three-bedroom home, but retains its leaded glass windows and
> carved stone arches. Oh, and in the study is the mechanism for the
> eight-bell peal. Price £595,000 - Jackson-Stops & Staff (01625 540 340)."
> 
> Presumably the bells referred to are the 1905 13cwt Taylor chime that
> features on Mike Chester's list as Swythamley Park, Staffs. Does anyone
> know more about them and how they came to be left in the tower when the
> chapel was converted?
> 
> RAL
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