Ossington
Holy Rood

Bells

A western tower containing a ring of six bells and a clock bell.

  Founder Inscription Size Weight Note
1   J.Taylor, Loughborough
Recast: 1864		   22.5" 2.2.20 G
2 Cast: 1632   23" 2.1.19 F
3 J.Taylor, Loughborough
Recast: 1864		   27" 4.0.19 E flat
4 Thos Hedderly, Nottingham
Cast: 1784		 THOS. HEDDERLY
FECIT 1784		 27.75" 3.2.0 D
5 Thos Hedderly, Nottingham
Cast: 1784		 THOS. HEDDERLY
FECIT 1784		 29.5 4.0.0 C
6 J.Taylor, Loughborough
Cast: 1864		   33.5" 6.1.9. B flat
Clock
hour bell		 J.Taylor, Loughborough
Cast: 1864		   39.5" 11.0.0  

In 1978 the bells were removed and taken to John Taylor, Loughborough for retuning. The wooden frame was demolished and the bells were rehung in a two tier fabricated steel frame by Alan and Robert Wilson of Ossington in 1979. The bells have metal headstocks and ball bearings. All the timber work was done by Harry Pitchfork, the estate joiner for many years.

Prior to 1864 there was a chime of 5 bells which were the present front 5 or their predecessors.

The treble was inscribed:

MR GEORGE CARTWRIGHT ESQR 1733

It weighed 2.2.19 and was recast with the third, which was recast a semitone flatter.

The old third was inscribed:

GOD SAVE HIS CHURCH 1694

The clock bell from above

It weighed 3.0.0. It was probably cast by William Noone

The clock bell is hung dead in the cupola above the ring.