[Bell Historians] William Eldridge

[Peter Whisker]

He was a Chertsey founder in the late 1600s / early 1700s. Chertsey
Tower's no. 6 is by William Eldridge (1712), but I think there was a father
and son of this name, so yours may be the father.

There are quite a lot of Eldridge bells in S.London/Surrey/Sussex - not
many bells in this area came from anywhere else when the Chertsey
foundry was in operation.

Peter Whisker
Chertsey


> -----Original Message-----
> From: jim phillips [mailto:jim at p...]
> Sent: 23 August 2004 16:46
> To: Bell Historians
> Subject: [Bell Historians] William Eldridge
> 
> 
> I claim a first. While ringing at the 3 bell tower of St Mary, Woolnoth
> for
> a wedding last Saturday, I broke the rope of the second bell. The bells
> are
> by William Eldridge and I found the sound produced by the second bell
> (1672)
> to be almost Simpson or was it a figment of my imagination? Has anyone
> the
> tuning figures for this bell? Are there any other bells by this founder
> that are hung for ringing? (Love's guide gives the weight of the tenor
> at
> 13.5 cwt ( approx)
> 
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