Bole
St Martin

Bells

There are three bells, as follows, but in September 2013 they were unringable, as the frame was unsafe. A faculty was issued in 2014 for essential strengthening and repairs to the frame so that the bells could be rung again.

Bell

Weight

Nominal

Note

Diameter

Dated

Founder

Inscription

1

4 cwt

1155.0

D

27.25”

1611

Henry II Oldfield

‘GOD SAVE THE KING 1611’

2

4 ½ cwt

1081.0

C#

29.00”

c. 1509-24

Richard I Seliok

‘sca halciaa’

3

5 ½ cwt

953.0

B

32.00”

1611

Henry II Oldfield

‘JESUS BE OUR SPEED 1611’

They are hung in a wooden frame, Elphick type V. The frame was originally a four-bell frame but the transverse treble pit has been removed. The ring is in a dilapidated state and only chimed (2013). Other fittings on the bells are also decayed.