1845 C. & G. MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON These bells were first rung in the tower on 10th March, 1846. In ringing the death-bell here the tenor is used for a man, the fourth bell for a woman, and the second for a child. The one bell is by Messrs. Shaw, of Bradford. The bell formerly hanging in the old chapel, erected in 1630, is at the mission room, in a quite inaccessible position, but does not appear to have any mark or lettering on it. These were cast in 1856. There is one of the former bells in the basement of the tower, which bears (a) Deanery of Clapham. BENTHAM (St. John Baptist). Seven bells. There were formerly three bells. These were taken down in 1877 and photographs taken of them as they stood in the church (6) William Rookes, of Royds Hall. (c) Robert Rookes or Richard Rookes, brother of the last. (d) Tempest Rookes, another brother. (See pedigree of this family in Whittaker's History of Leeds.) yard. The treble had apparently no inscription. Of the second bell only the word "MORI" and the date "1733" is to be made out. The tenor still survives, and is hung in the church porch. It is tolled at funerals. It has (55) Sum Rosa Pulsata Mundi Maria Vocata The capitals being very fine and crowned.(71) In the tower are six bells, by Messrs. Taylor & Co., of Loughborough, of the following weights : HEARE BELEEVE LEARNE TO DYE C P (lower) wc (23) five times WC (4) SS FECIT (Weight, 30 cwt.) 1662 No. 2 is from stamps I have not found elsewhere; possibly a Lancashire founder. DENT (St. Andrew). Six bells. On each WM MEARS OF LONDON FECIT 1787 (Weight of tenor, 8 cwt.) There is an old story that once, when Sedbergh and Dent were each having a new ring of bells, by mistake of the waggoners the Dent bells were taken to Sedbergh and the Sedbergh ones got to Dent. The old bells at Sedbergh (q.v.), however, were certainly not all of the same date, but 160 to 200 years older than the present bells at Dent. GARSDALE (St. John Baptist). Two bells. One of the bells came from the old church, rebuilt in 1860, and the other is said to have been procured at the rebuilding. Neither bell has any mark or inscription. INGLETON (St. Mary). Six bells. These are steel bells, E. Reipe's patent, cast by Naylor, Vicars and Co. in 1861. There were formerly three bells, which were sold to raise funds for the present ring. The old bells had I. 2. BE IT KNOWN TO ALL MEN THAT ME SE THOMAS STAFFORD OF PENRITH MADE ME ANO DONI 1630 RF T.P ESQ T.B CVRATE T.W H.C R.F WARDEN IR CLARK C.B T.R IW C.I I.R T.B O.S P.P 1719 L.G I.M C.O 2. (lower) 3. (lower) 4. (lower) 5. (lower) 6. (lower) I. 1779 Deo gratias qui dedit nobis Victoriam (lower) A. M. G. D et in p.m. Roberti Herberti Quick hg parochiae Ficarii 1883-1887 dd. uxor ejus 1897 Hora fugit, ora, labora 1897 Per singulos dies benedicemus Te X 1897 Sursum Corda. Habemus ad Dum 1897 Nunc dimittis servum tuum Dne in pace 1897 Concipiens X pia Virgo coetum rega Denvo reconflata 1897 Each of these bells has also Messrs. Taylors' mark, a bell surrounded with a circle, bearing "John Taylor and Co Loughborough," with an Agnus Dei above. To fill up the principal line of each inscription a beautiful ornament is used, blackberries and Hace campana sacra fiat Trinitate beata their leaves on the first four bells, and vine leaves with grapes on the other four. According to a brass plate in the church, these bells were given in memory of the Rev. R. H. Quick, a former vicar, by his widow. The third bell is rung for the daily service, the fourth for the Holy Communion, and the fifth as a passing bell. There were formerly three bells, of which excellent photographs were taken before they were broken up. These had I. 2. 3. Celorum rte placeat tibi rex sonus iste (16) (18) Concipiens rpia virgo celum rega (16) (18) Hee Campana Sacra Fiat Trinitate Beata (16) (18) H (6) Ɔ (7) The "C" in No. 2 is (19) right side up, and the "C" in No. 3 is (7) right side up. On No. 2 was a figure of the Blessed Virgin similar to that on the Rouclyffe Bell at Cowthorpe. THORNTON-IN-LONSDALE (St. Oswald). I. (lower) 2. (lower) 3. Dulcedine Focis Cantabo Tuo No W S (74) (See Plate xx.) Three bells. 1671 1635 30 in. dia. En Encunditate soni sonabo tibi dne WS (74) (This bell was cracked about 1854, and now lies unhung in VT TVBA SIC SONITV DOMINI CONDVCO COHORTES 1722 A bell was formerly rung every Sunday at eight a.m., but the custom is now discontinued. In ringing the death-bell it is customary to sound sixty strokes each on the first and third bells. If the ringing is for a male the strokes are given on the tenor bell first, if for a female on the treble bell first. (b) Deanery of Masham. KIRKBY MALZEARD (St. Andrew). Six bells. This bell bears the figures of two short-handled picks or hammers,(81) which may represent the tool with which bells were tuned by chipping the sound bow. Mr. R. C. Hope, of Scarborough, has furnished me with extensive extracts from the churchwardens' accounts, &c., of this parish, commencing with the year 1576. In 1591 one of the bells was recast in the church itself. The items in the accounts are as follows: Imp. for casting the Bell To Will. Ripley, for that layde out aboute the bell casting iij. vijs. xljs. vd. vijd. xijd. viijs. xd. xiiijd. ijs. vjd. to Cudbert ffisher, for going to Yorke to buy mettall... iijs. iiijd. ,, cleeving of woode ... ,, I gallon of ale at the drying of the moeld ... ,, ale & brede & ale for draweing the bell into the steple ... to ffran. Braythwaite, for iij daies worke about hanging the Bell for going to Rippon to fetch one cable to Vincent Outhwaite, for paveing the Church where ... payde to John Burnet, that borrowed about the bell viijd. vd. xixd. iijs. ijd. ijs. vjd. iiijd. ijs. iijs. iiijd. vijs. iiijd. XXS. XS. XS. ijs. XS. |