Fw: [Bell Historians] Channel Island Bells

[David Cawley]

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I should have added that the St Lawrence bell has been "pipped at the post"=
for being the oldest in Jersey. One of the former set of two from St Aubin=
-on-the-Hill, now preserved in Jersey Museum, was cast by J Bazin of Nantes=
in 1577. It is however very badly cracked, so the St Lawrence bell is the =
earliest in use.

DLC

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They are still there. For the record:

St Lawrence: 38 1/2"; c10 1/2-cwt; G#; canons; hung on a balanced wooden he=
adstock with lever: frame, 2 transverse oak beams: by J Wallis, Salisbury:

+ CETTE CLOCHE EST POVR LA PAROISSE DE SANT LORANS A IARZE / Ao I592 I VV

Alderney, Old Church Residual Tower
2 bells, originally hung for ringing, fittings now poor. Canons on both. Us=
ed as ding-dong quarters and hour. 15" and 23" respectively.
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1. CLEMANT TOSIEAR CAST MEE IN 1701

2. D J VALLAT RECT L LE COCQ (2 fleurs-de-lis) J LE MESURIER PR (border) A=
EFECT T T LE COCQ AEDIT ANNO DOM 1760 (border)

The larger bell's founder I could not identiify; the smaller is by Clement=
Tosier of Salisbury.
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This contains some small variations from Tyssen's note, which Anne refers t=
o, and additional information to that contained in Sharpe.

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Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 5:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Channel Island Bells



Found the following in vol. 35 (mid 1880's) of the Wiltshire Archaeologic=
al
Magazine which might be of interest.

'Note from A.D. Thyssen
Bell at parish church in Alderney: CLEMENT TOSEAR CAST MEE IN
1701


St Laurence, Jersey: CETE CLOCHE EST POUR LE PAROISSE DU SANT
LAURANS A IARZE Ao 1592 IW

This is said to be the oldest bell in Jersey.'


Anne Willis


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