For this church: |
Headon cum Upton |
The bell | Drawing
of the inscription on the bell |
The remaining bell has a Latin inscription, 'CUM VOCO VENITE or 'Come when I call'. This bell is thought to be early 15th Century, and is held in a two bay bell-frame. Inscribed on the wheel is 'W.P. 1871. March 1st.'
15th century bellframe |
Dendrochronologists from Nottingham University estimate that the timbers in the bell-frame were felled between AD1408-1428. This does not tell us when the frame was built, but since the timbers do not seem to have been re-used, it is reasonable to assume that it was built in the early 15th Century.