[Bell Historians] St Thomas, Douglas

[Andrew Higson]

Ernie

 

The back 6 were cast in 1912 and 2 trebles added in 1926, details shown
in the table below:

 

Bell No.

Nominal

Diameter

Weight

1

1482

24"

3-0-0

2

1400

25"

3-1-7

3

1246

26"

3-2-5

4

1110

28.38"

4-1-6

5

989

31.5"

5-2-24

6

933

33.38"

7-0-2

7

831

37.13"

9-0-22

8

741 F#

43.63"

12-3-7

 

The tenor is inscribed:

 

A PEAL OF BELLS WAS PRESENTED TO THIS

CHURCH IN 1852 BY REV: R CATTLEY, CURATE

OF THIS PARISH.

DESTROYED BY FIRE 11 FEBRUARY 1912

RECAST BY JOHN TAYLOR & CO., LOUGHBOROUGH.

ERNEST B. SAVAGE, VICAR

H. COWLE

A.M. JACKSON         CHURCHWARDENS

 

GOD BLESS THIS CHURCH AND PARISH.

 

The treble is inscribed:

 

THE TWO SMALLER BELLS

TO COMPLETE THE OCTAVE

WERE PRESENTED IN 1926

BY HIS WIFE AND FAMILY

IN MEMORY OF

EDWIN GREER,

CHURCHWARDEN OF THIS CHURCH 1919 TO 1926

*                      *                      *

N .J. POOLE, VICAR

STANLEY GREER

E. P. BROADHEAD  CHUCHWARDENS

 

I'm assuming that the rest just had date and founders mark on them.

 

We've had discussions on a number of occasions about hanging them for
ringing, but never got of the starting blocks.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Regards

 

Andrew Higson

Taylors Eayre and Smith Ltd

The Bellfoundry

Freehold Street

Loughborough

LE11 1AR

Telephone: 01509 212241 Fax: 01509 263305 Registered in England No.
1352309

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Subject: [Bell Historians] St Thomas, Douglas

 

I went up the tower at St Thomas, Douglas, last weeknd. A very nice
sounding chime of eight cast by Taylors in the 1910's/1920's.

 

As I did not want to get dirty, I did not have a close look at the
inscriptions, etc.  

 

Does anyone have any details, (weights, etc) of these bells?

 

Ernie

EV

 

 

           
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