Collingham
St John the Baptist

Bells

Prior to 1638 there were only ever three bells of mixed origin in the tower. No record of their weights survives.

A ring of four bells dating from 1638 were cast by George Oldfield of Nottingham and their weights were as follow:

 

cwts

qtrs

lbs

Treble

4

3

22

2nd

5

0

12

3rd

6

2

4

Tenor

8

3

26
The bells

The present ring is of five bells cast, by Thomas Mears of Whitechapel in 1841, replaced the older ring. They were re-tuned and re-hung in 1902, and again in 1954, by Taylors of Loughborough. The cast-iron frame is designed for six bells and so contains one empty pit. A chime rope is attached to the third bell and this is tolled from the ground floor for services.

When originally installed, the weights of the present five were as follow:

 

cwts

qtrs

lbs

Treble

4

0

8

2nd

4

3

17

3rd

5

0

19

4th

6

0

17

Tenor

7

0

21

Currently their weights are as follow:

 

cwts

qtrs

lbs

Treble

3

3

2

2nd

4

2

10

3rd

4

3

19

4th

5

3

18

Tenor

6

3

10

In 1740 it was recorded that there were four bells.