These bells were hung by one Samuel Turner, at a cost of £36. In 1772 it was arranged that the then firm of Pack & Chapman should supply two small bells to make the ring into eight. The estimate, including clappers, wheels, &c., was £71 35. 4d., but it was afterwards arranged that the bells should be fitted with wheels and hung by Turner, and Pack & Chapman's actual bill was as follows: For the fitting and hanging of these bells Turner charged £9. The bells above mentioned still hang in the tower, and have— 1 & 2. 3. 4, 5, 6 & 7. 8. PACK & CHAPMAN LONDON FECIT 1772 LESTER & PACK OF LONDON FECIT SERVE THEE THE LORD IN FEAR PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1769 PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT JOHN MENCE MINISTER JOHN GRAY CH-WARDEN 1769 In the eighteenth century a bell was formerly rung every week day at five a.m. and eight p.m., except on Saturdays, when the latter was rung at seven p.m. Up to 1872 this custom was kept up, except that the early bell was altered to six a.m. Mrs. W. T. S. Up to about The three smaller bells were given by the late Stanhope, and were first rung on 6th October, 1859. 1876 a bell was rung at six a.m., noon, and eight p.m. on weekdays, but in the Terrier of 1809 it is stated that "There is due to the Sexton for ringing a bell at five o'clock in the morning and eight o'clock at night £1 10s. annually." (Pratt, page 137.) At the Survey of 1552 there were four bells, then valued at £15. CUMBERWORTH (St. Nicholas). Three bells. REV. JOS. LEECH (a) MINISTER JOHN TAYLOR JOSH. ROBRICK & JOS. HOBSON (Weight, 10 cwt.) DENBY (St. John). One bell. THE GIFT OF DAME MARY BEAVMONT ELDEST DAVGHTER OF SS (1) [GEORGE BVRDETT OF DENBY HALL ESQVIRE 1678 Ebor 25 in. dia. (lower) The coat of arms and crest of Burdet of Denby The arms are: Paly of six, ar. and sa., over all a bend gules, engrailed with three martlets. Crest: On a tower a bird, with wings displayed. Lady Mary Beaumont was the daughter and second child of George Burdett by his first wife Sarah, daughter of Edward Brown, of Creswick. She married (1) Richard Pilkington, (2) Sir Thomas Beaumont, of Whitley, and died his widow in 1682. (Hunter, ii, page 351.) (a) He was son of a former vicar of the same name, and was instituted 1746, and died 11th March, 1770. I DYSON W LODGE R. GILL CHURCHWARDENS T HILTON OF WATH FOUNDER 1786 (lower) CUM SONO BUSTA MORI CUM PULPITA VIVERE DISCE 1745 All the bells have Seller with frieze of bells similar to (1). Ebor) The tenor has also another band, with JE Seller) (5) PENISTONE (St. John Baptist). Six bells. I. (lower) TE DEVM LAVDAMVS 1713 SS (1) Ebor f Ebor twice; also a coat of arms, as follows, twice :—Per pale, in dexter five fusils in fesse, in chief three bears' heads couped (Bosville, of Gunthwaite); in sinister, per pale, a fess over all; in sinister, chief two crosses pattée, in dexter base one of the last (Wheatley, of Royston). 5. (22) IESVS BE OVR SPEDE [H(17) ♬ (19) (15) 6. *(22) IESVS BE OVR SPEDE (19) William Bosville, of Gunthwaite, near Penistone, who died 6th June, 1724, aged 41, and was buried at Penistone, married Bridgett, daughter of John Wheatley, of Roystone, in this county, a younger son of John Wheatley, of Woolley. She was buried at Penistone 7th January, 1766 (Hunter, ii, page 346). In 1884 a bell was rung here at eight a.m. daily. Will, dated 2nd October, 1524, and proved in the same year, of William Greve, of Pennystone: "I will that my feoffes make astate of iijs iiijd of the lands of Percivall Heliwell to Sir William Benson for the terme of his lif excepte he have a service in any place that he may lyve conveniently oon, and the said Sir William shall every yere cause a mynnyng to be rongyn and offre ja at messe, and pay the clerke his duytie." (Test. Ebor., v, page 188.) SILKSTONE (All Saints). Six bells. (c) Deanery of Wakefield. ARDSLEY (EAST) (St. Michael). Eight bells. These bells were designed by Mr. W. N. Cox, and cast by Messrs. Llewellins & James, of Bristol. I. ST MATTHEW. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF [THE LATE WILLIAM WORDSWORTH JUN OF BLACKGATE [DONOR OF £100 TO THE FUND FOR REBUILDING THIS [CHURCH 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ST MARK. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO KATE AND AUGUSTA [HILL OF EARLS COURT HOUSE LONDON WHO RAISED [MONEY FOR ITS ERECTION A.D. 1883. ST LUKE. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO HENRY LONGBOTTOM [OF TINGLEY HALL DONOR OF £100 TO THE FUND FOR [REBUILDING THIS CHVRCH A.D. 1883. ST JOHN. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN [DANIEL B.A. CANTAB. VICAR OF THIS CHURCH FROM 1844 ST JUDE. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE ST JAMES. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO MARY HAGUE OF [CROW NEST DEWSBURY WHO WAS A GREAT BENEFAC[TRESS TO THIS CHURCH 1883. 7. ST PAUL. THIS BELL IS DEDICATED TO ADELINE LOUISA MARIA [COUNTESS OF CARDIGAN DE LANCASTRE PATRONESS OF [THIS LIVING AND DONOR OF £100 TO THIS CHVRCH [A.D. 1883. 3. ave maria gracia plena (31) (On these two bells (3) has not the cross above the shield.) VENITE EXVLTEMVS DOMINO (1) 1663 (2) (lower) I W RA CHVRCH At the Survey of 1552 there were three bells here. Fox in his History of Pontefract, page 277, gives as the inscription on an old tombstone in All Saints' Church, Pontefract in god c. s'all |