Beckingham All Saints

Bells

The tower contains three bells hung in a low-sided wooden frame, Type V, with fittings added by Eayre & Smith in 1990. The frame was strengthened and supported on steel beams during the 1990 restoration.

The bell frame has an inscription:

N E 1655

	Inscription	Size	Weight
1	C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1848	28.63"	4-1-2
2	C & G MEARS FOUNDERS LONDON 1848	32.25"	6-0-8
3	GOD SAVE THE CHURCH OUR QUEENE AND REALME 1585 WILLIAM WILSON THOMAS TIPPING CHURCHWARDENS	36.50"	9-2-0

The tenor is a fine piece of work by Henry II Oldfield. The first line of the inscription is in the usual large Gothic capital letters (type B); the second line is in the smaller version (type D).

Before 1848 there was a bell cast by Johannes de Colsale in 1409. The bell was cracked whilst ringing on 26 July 1848.

In 1740 there were three bells.