[Bell Historians] Oxford Towers

[Andrew Bull]

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I would have thought that "nabbers" was perhaps the place for this, but here
goes...

KIDLINGTON

1 1897 Mears & Stainbank 6.0. 8 D
2 1897 Mears & Stainbank 6.2.18 C<
3 1897 Mears & Stainbank 7.2.12 B
4 1897 Mears & Stainbank 8.2.23 A
5 1715 Abraham Rudhall I 11.2. 0 G
6 1897 Mears & Stainbank 12.1. 5 F<
7 1700 Richard Chandler III 16.2. 1 E
8 1708 Abraham Rudhall I 21.1.27 D

Metal frame Webb & Bennett 1897. Rehung with new gear by Whitechapel 1990.
Go and handle well.

WOLVERCOTE

1 1958 John Taylor & Co 23½ 2.3.19 G
2 1958 John Taylor & Co 24¼ 2.3.24 F
3 1958 John Taylor & Co 25¾ 3.1. 0 E=
4 1958 John Taylor & Co 27¼ 4.0. 4 D
5 1958 John Taylor & Co 30½ 5.1.17 C
6 1958 John Taylor & Co 34½ 8.0. 2 B=

Complete Taylor job of 1958. Go and handle very well.

MARSTON

1 1972 Mears & Stainbank 24 3.1. 9 A
2 1823 William & John Taylor 25½ 3.2.18 G
3 1823 William & John Taylor 25½ 3.2.13 F
4 1823 William & John Taylor 27 3.3. 9 E
5 1823 William & John Taylor 28¾ 4.2. 3 D
6 1823 William & John Taylor 31 5.0.19 C

Wooden frame, headstocks, ball-bearings mostly by Whites 1935. Go and handle
well, though ringing-chamber very small and ceiling very low.

HEADINGTON

1 2000 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.2. 1 A=
2 2000 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.3. 9 G
3 1792 John Briant 3.2.22
F
4 1654 Michael Darbie 4.2.16 E=
5 1792 John Briant 4.0. 0
D=
6 1624 Richard Perdue 5.3. 4
C
7 1470* John Danyell 7.0. 8
B=
8 1613 William Yare 7.3. 0
A=

Frame 1967. Rehung and remodelled 2000 by Whites.

HORSPATH

1 1866 Mears & Stainbank 3.0. 1
G
2 1719 Abraham Rudhall II 3.2. 0*
F
3 1719 Abraham Rudhall II 4.0. 0*
E=
4 1602 Joseph Carter 4.1. 0*
D
5 1838 William & John Taylor 4.3. 0*
C
6 1611 William Yare 6.0.
0* B=

Since rehung & retuned; tenor now 5.2.9. I have no up to date details of
weights, gear or when the bells were rehung; I would welcome such
information if anyone has it. Bells go and handle well.

COWLEY

1 1949 Mears & Stainbank 2.3.20 G<
2 1949 Mears & Stainbank 3.0.21 F<
3 1949 Mears & Stainbank 3.2.22 E
4 1949 Mears & Stainbank 4.1.12 D<
5 1949 Mears & Stainbank 5.0. 2 C<
6 1949 Mears & Stainbank 5.3. 3 B

Complete installation in a two-tier metal frame by Whitechapel, 1949. Bells
go and handle very well.

NORTH HINKSEY

1 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 2.2. 6 G<
2 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.0.16 F<
3 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.1.19 E
4 1972 Whitechapel Bellfoundry 3.2.21 D<
5 1675 Richard Keene 4.0.25 C<
6 1907 John Taylor & Co. 5.2.27 B

Frame: iroko, Whites 1972. Gear also by Whites 1972. Bells go and handle
very well.

Incidentally, Tom, ever heard of "punctuation" ?

Andrew Bull



-----Original Message-----
From: tom blyth [mailto:tomblyth at n...]
Sent: 14 February 2005 17:10
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Bell Historians] Oxford Towers

Not sure if it's the right place to ask but im organising an outing in June
time to the OXFORD BRANCH and I was wondering if you could give me some
information on who hung the bells and when and what they go like any
information like that is more than welcome the Towers are /kidlington/
wolvercote/ marston/ headington/ horspath/ cowley/ north hinksey/ from Tom
Blyth

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