 Rempstone
St Peter in the Rushes
Bells
Little is known about the church bells of St Peter in the Rushes. In 1553
they are mentioned when the Commissioners of Church Goods handed over to William
Boyth, parson and churchwardens:
‘... on challyce of sylvere & gylte wh a
pattente [paten] for the administration of ye Holye Communyon As also too belles
of one accorde hangyne in the styple. ...’
By 30 April 1764 there were three bells. These are mentioned in the inventory
submitted by the rector, Edward Bell. Six years later in the next inventory
he states that in the church are three useless bells. Ultimately in 1772-73
these bells were recast to make four bells
for the new church, the old bell
frame being discarded.
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