Egmanton
Our Lady of Egmanton

Bells

There are three bells hung in a composite wooden frame Elphick type ‘Z’, Pickford Group 7.A.a. The bells are all by Taylors of Loughborough and were hung in 1893 on cast-iron box headstocks, the first ever installation by Taylors using this type of headstock.

  Inscription Size Weight
1

WE PRAISE THEE O GOD
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
PRESENTED BY MRS.M.O.GIBSON
J : TAYLOR & CO FOUNDERS
LOUGHBOROUGH
1892.

 29" 4.3.27
2

RING IN THE LOVE OF TRUTH AND RIGHT
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
PRESENTED BY MRS.M.O.GIBSON
J : TAYLOR & CO FOUNDERS
LOUGHBOROUGH
1892.

 31.75" 6.2.3
3

J : TAYLOR & CO FOUNDERS LOUGHBOROUGH
THESE BELLS WERE
PRESENTED BY MRS.M.O.GIBSON
IN MEMORY OF HER PARENTS
FRANCIS AND ANN TOMPKIN
WHO RESIDED MANY YEARS
IN THIS PARISH
OCTOBER 6TH 1892

 

 

G. D. MCGHEE VICAR

J. S. PROWELL 

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C.W.

H. SMITH          

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1893 

 

 
35.25" 8.0.5

Prior to 1892 there were three bells in poor condition, two cast by Thomas Hedderly dated 1758 and 1789, and one cast in 1704, probably by William Noone.

In 1552 there were three bells and a sacring bell

In 1740 there were three bells.