Attenborough
St Mary

Bells

In 1552 three bells were recorded.

1777 Attenborough Terrier records five bells.

Dawson records that the tower now contains eight bells with details as follows:

  Inscription Size Weight
1  

JOHN TAYLOR & CO * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH *

CORONATION YEAR. 1953 E II R

 24.25" 3.1.1
2

JOHN TAYLOR & CO * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH *

CORONATION YEAR. 1953 E II R

 25.75" 3.2.17
3

JOHN TAYLOR & CO * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH * 1934

+ IN MEMORY OF
HENRY JOHN PEARSON:1913
AND HIS SONS
JOHN STRACHAN PEARSON, 1918
AND
STEPHEN HETLEY PEARSON, 1917 +

 26.75" 4.0.2
4

HENRY: DAY: COLLECTOR: 1733

RECAST 1934

+ THIS BELL RECAST
BY
JOHN RIGBY POYSER
IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE
FLORENCE MARY +

 27.75" 4.1.2
5 DEUS RENUMERABIT BENEFACTORIBUS MEIS
RECAST 1934
+ GEORGE PRITCHETT
CHURCHWARDEN
BELL RINGER FOR OVER 50 YEARS		 31.25" 5.3.14
6 IESVS BE OVR SPEED 1631 33.5" 6.1.22
7

IOHN LOWN IOHN EARP CHURCHWARDENS 1749

THOS HEDDERLY FOUNDER

 36.75" 6.2.22
8 F# IOHN IN PRINCIPIO VERBV 41" 11.0.21

The 4th and 5th bells have been recast from the originals which were thought to have been cast by Daniel Hedderly in 1733.

The 7th bell was also cast by Hedderly in 1749 and said to be beautifully decorated.

The bell frame was replaced in 1934 and again in 1953. These replacements plus apparatus to enable a single handed ringing of all the bells was due to the generosity of Mr and Mrs J B Hammond and George Pritchett.

Attenborough Church also has a team of Handbell Ringers.