Hickling
St Luke

Bells

In 1931 the bells were judged unfit to be rung, and in 1935 a faculty was granted for their repair. In the same year estimates were requested for the overhaul of the organ.

The wooden bellframe Bellframe of 1987 Mark of Henry
II Oldfield		 The old Bell 6

Before the 1990s the back five bells were hung for ringing in a low sided wooden frame (see drawing), Elphick type V in anticlockwise; the treble was hung in a steel frame of 1987 above the others.

In the 1990s the bell frame was renewed and the bells rehung in a fabricated steel frame for 8 bells by Hayward Mills. A new number 7 bell was installed, cast by Taylors of Loughborough, and a treble number 1 bell was purchased from Kinoulton church.

Today the western tower contains a ring of 8 bells and a sanctus bell.

The old Bell 6 (cast in 1618) developed a crack and was replaced in 2013. It is now stored in the clock chamber.

  Inscription Founder Dated Size Weight
1

Waist:         19(T)94

 John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd 1998 25.88" 4-1-16
2

CAST TO A GILLETT & JOHNSTON PROFILE BY JOHN TAYLOR & CO.
Waist:          19(T)94

John Taylor Bellfounders Ltd 1994 26.63" 4-3-12
3

A.BURGIN & T.POCKLINGTON CHURCHWARDENS

 Edward Arnold 1794 29.00" 4-3-11
4

 

 John Taylor & Co 1873 30.25" 5-0-27
5

GOD SAVE HIS CHVRCH
W.FOSTER RECTOR H. SWANWICK P.COLLISHAW CHURCHWARDENS

 John Taylor & Co 1935 31.25" 5-3-22

6

DIAMOND JUBILEE EIIR    20(T)12

Waist:        COX DODD

GRAVES PARKER

BANNER WAINER

WATSON HORTER

KIRKMAN HERRICK

S & R ROOKE CORBETT

E & B PARKES SAMWORTH

A & A THOMAS C & K.J WHITE

JG & EEM PARKES QUORN HUNT

WOOLLEY, TIMMS  CARTMELL, IRVING

Reverse waist:     FRASER WATTS

BULMER McEWAN

C&G FORD R MEAKIN

J&G BLOOR COLLISHAW

COMBELLACK RJ & PL STANLEY

SCARBOROUGH JP & EA ROBINSON

WADKIN FAMILY CHALAL FAMILY

BAILLIE & BUTTERS  M JORDAN & A TERRY

WA ROBINSON FAMILY  CADOGAN-RAWLINSON

 John Taylor & Co 2013 33.00" 7-0-5
7 BE YT KNOWNE TO ALL THAT DOTH ME SEE THAT NEWCOMBE OF LEICESTER MADE MEE Robert III, Thomas III & Wm Newcombe 1602† 37.50" 9-1-12
8 my roaringe sound doth warning give that men cannot heare always lyve Henry II Oldfield 1618 39.75" 10-1-22
Sanctus   (unidentified) 1799 15.88" 0-3-12
Ex-6 my roaringe sound doth warning give that men cannot heare always lyve Henry II Oldfield 1618 33.38" 6-1-21

Other records show that there were two bells and a Sanctus bell in 1552, three bells in 1740, and four in 1821.

There is a record of bell-ringing at Hickling in 1587.

On the 5 February 1805 a Mr Orson paid £96 for a new frame.