[Bell Historians] Shareshill, Staffs

[Stuart Hutchieson]

SHARESHILL, Ss Luke & Mary

Sharesyll: iij belles wherof one is a small sancte bell [One sacrynge bell
and that one bell was solde for iiij li wher of xis was payed to Bysshope,
xxxs to his officer for the ... and thyrde which is xs remains in the handes
of one Ffylyp Duffield]

Prior to 1899, there were four bells including an uninscribed second bell.
1.
Thomas Roberts
1686
2.1.21
Eb
22¾"
IOHN MORAIL MIN. RICHARD WEBB IAMES MINSHALL 1686

2.


2.2.24
D
24½"
(blank)

3.
William & Thomas Clibury
1624
3.1.14
C
27½"
CANTATE DOMENO CANTICUM NOVUM 1624

4.
Thomas Hancox II
1632
4.2.26
Bb
29¾"
GLORIA DEO IN EXCELSIS 1632



Taylors cast the existing ring of six in 1899 and hung them in a cast iron
H-frame. More recent work involved fitting ball bearings in 1976. 1.
John Taylor & Co.
1899
3.2.8
F#
25"


2.
John Taylor & Co.
1899
4.1.15
E
27¼"


3.
John Taylor & Co.
1899
5.1.3
D
29¼"


4.
John Taylor & Co.
1899
5.1.10
C#
30¼"


5.
John Taylor & Co.
1899
6.3.24
B
33"


6.
John Taylor & Co.
1899
9.0.0
A
37¼"




The above is from the LWASCR website. I don't have any further details about
the fate of the old bells or artifacts associated with them - but would like
to find out more if anyone knows.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bryant" <david at b...>
To: "Bell Historians" <bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:56 PM
Subject: [Bell Historians] Shareshill, Staffs


> Web browsing yesterday, I came across a genealogy page at
> http://www.antonymaitland.com/Vernon01.htm. I personally have no interest
in
> genealogy itself, but many genealogy sites contain a fair amount of local
> history, which I do find interesting. Anyway, the following is from an
> obituary reproduced on the site. Presumably the items referred to as
> 'collars' are inscription bands. Does anyone have any further details, or
> know whether they survive?
>
> "Augustus Leveson Vernon of Hilton Park, Shareshill
> b. 20/9/1836, d 9/12/1925,
>
> Among the souvenirs treasured by Mr. Vernon were .... the collars of three
> of the 17th century bells that formerly hung in the tower of Shareshill
> Parish Church.
> ...
> It was chiefly through the instrumentality of Mr. Vernon that a new peal
of
> bells was provided at Shareshill Church a few years back."
>