Gamston
St Peter

Bells

The west tower contains a ring of six bells. They are hung in a cast-iron frame by Taylors of Loughborough, 1924, and were augmented to six at that time. Details are:

  Inscription Size (") Weight (cwt)
1

1914
LEST WE FORGET
1918

 24.625 3.1.16
2

(Blank)

 27.5 3.3.12
3

DANIEL HEDDERLY CAST VS ALL IN 1721

 29 4.2.14
4

WILLIAM IBBERSON WILLIAM PERKIN W:C 1721

 31.25 6.0.3
5

DO AS YOV WOVLD BE DONE BY

 35.5 7.0.18

6

THOMAS HOLLES DVKE OF NEWCASTLE

 37.5 8.1.18

The first bell is by Taylors of Loughborough and the remaining five are all by Daniel Hedderly.

In 1497 three bells were given to Gamston on Idle by Thomas Thurland; these bells were cast by Richard Mellours. In the 1552 Edward VI inventory there were three bells, and three bells also were recorded in 1740.