[Bell Historians] St Peter & Paul, Albury, Surrey (Albury Old Church)

[Neil Skelton]

The idea of the Friends of Albury Old Church installing a bell in the church was first mooted in 1999. At the time I was working for the Churches Conservation Trust, handing over the church to a colleague in 2002 by which time the wheels of bureaucracy were still turning at an exceedingly slow rate. At that time the aim of the Friends was to have the bell installed in time for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. This was achieved though I do not have the precise date. I do recall getting up to the bell after installation and am fairly certain I took details and photographs which, so far, have not come to hand. Since retirement from the CCT fourteen years ago, my best intentions of completing the marshalling of my notes and photographs have yet to be achieved. I shall endeavour to locate these if they exist.

Neil Skelton

From: La Greenall via Bell-historians 
Sent: Saturday, March 5, 2022 7:27 PM
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Cc: La Greenall 
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] St Peter & Paul, Albury, Surrey (Albury Old Church)

I tried to enhance the image but got nothing. Could you ask the Friends if they have a copy of the original photo? This image might have been shrunk to fit the newsletter.

Lawrence Greenall


On 04/03/2022 18:14, bill at hibberts.co.uk wrote:

  This church is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. Buried in the chancel is William Oughtred who invented both the multiplication sign and the slide rule.

   

  The old bells in this tower were moved to the new church in Albury when it was built. In 2008, a bell was installed by the Friends of Albury Church. It can be seen from the crossing, as the tower is open to the roof. The secretary of the Friends at the time tells me ‘The bell which now hangs in the church was just an unknown bell which was found in one of the sheds at Albury Park Mansion! It was thought that it might have been a bell which called the workmen at mealtimes.’

   

  I attach a photo from a Friends newsletter. There seems to be an inscription but I can’t read any of it. The bell has nominal 1555.5Hz, note G, and I estimate very roughly that it is 65cm in diameter and weighs around 200kg. The hanging of the bell visible in the photo is most unusual!

   

  Does anyone have any more details?

   

  Kind regards,

   

  Bill H

   


   
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