[Bell Historians] Navestock, Essex

[David Sloman]

The Essex Bell Frame Survey  which was carried out by a variety of people
suggested that it was 15th century type 5.R.
The survey for Navestock was carried out in 1969 but I do not know who by..
DS

On Fri, Sep 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM Richard Smith via Bell-historians <
bell-historians at lists.ringingworld.co.uk> wrote:

>
> On Fri 18 Sept 2026 17:05, David Sloman via Bell-historians wrote:
>
> > The old bell frame should still exist, it was at The Passmore Edwards
> > Museum London but apparently was moved to Woodham Ferrers County Council
> > Museum in the 1980's. I haven't seen it since it was removed from the
> > tower.It consists of four pits with the treble hung diagonally above.
>
> Thanks!  That suggests it was probably a four-bell frame that was later
> extended to accommodate an extra treble.
>
> I don't suppose you have any recollection of its approximate age?
>
> RAS
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