Bulwell St Mary

Bells

The west tower contains a ring of eight bells, all of them cast by John Taylor & Co. of Loughborough.

  Inscription Weight Size
1

Blank.
Waist: FRANK GENT CHAMBERS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS MOTHER
JANE CHAMBERS *1919*
Reverse waist: (T)

5-0-26 28.00"
2

Blank.
Waist: ROBINSON 1919
Reverse waist: (T)

5-3-2 29.00"
3

[Acorn leaves ] 1860
Waist: RECAST BY
ERNEST & EDITH SANKEY 1919
Reverse waist: (T)

6-3-13 31.38"
4

* RECAST 1920 *
Waist: IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF BULWELL MEN
WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914-1919

7-0-1 33.13"
5

JOHN TAYLOR 8 CO BELLFOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH A:D 1860

9-0-23 37.63"

6

As 5.

9-1-19 38.50"
7 As 5.
Waist: JOSEPH CALLADINE ME DEDIT
11-2-16 41.63"
8 As 5. 15-3-16 46.63"


Hung in a cast-iron frame for eight bells by Fred Pembleton in 1990, with new fittings on the back bells by him.

Formerly they were a ring of six by Taylors in 1860, the two trebles were recast and two further bells added in 1920. All bells were rehung on new ball bearings in 1951. The two trebles of six before recasting had identical inscriptions to the fifth bell.

Physical details:
Treble 33” 7.2.15
2nd 35.5” 8.3.2

Prior to 1860 there were two bells only cast by Samuel Midworth from the two bells of the previous church, cast in 1851. No details survive.

The new six were opened on Tuesday, 13 November 1860.

1552: in the stepull ij bells

1740: two bells