St. Catherine's Church - Eskdale, nr. Ravenglass - Cumbria

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Wed Sep 13 17:41:19 BST 2006


I was here 2 weeks ago, nice church down a long country lane.

These are taken from the church guide:

3 Bells - 2 are chiming in a turret on levers and 1 is in the church
window

Bell 1: 15" Diameter - Inscription: "SANCTA CATERINA BEATA." Cast
around 1445. Unhung, on display in the church.

Bell 2 (1 of 2 hung in turret): 1955. Inscription: "JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
FOUNDERS. GLORIAM DEI CANO. MCMLV. IN MEMORIAM PIERS REA."

Bell 3 (2 of 2 hung in turret): 18" Diameter - Recast in 1955 but
former inscription reproduced on recast bell: "ANIMA MEA REQUIESCE IN
PACE 1687. Taylor Loughborough. Re-cast 1955" Stamp reproduced of a
bell between the letters W S - suggested William Sellar of York - cast
between 1662 and 1687 - or William Scott of Wigan - cast between 1673
and 1703.

Anyone have any more info on these bells as I know that church guides
can contain a lot of errors?

Pic of church at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/image_galleries/photoessay_eskdale_gallery.shtml?6

and 

http://www.visitcumbria.com/wc/chc3.htm

Matthew Blurton




           



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