Rossington St Michael

Bells

The bellframe

Inscription on tenor bell

Main truss

There are three bells hung in a high-sided oak frame, Pickford Group 5.O but with a king post instead of queen posts. The side braces are widely splayed and have no jack braces. This appears to be an early frame and would benefit from tree-ring dating.

The frame is for three bells which are as follows:

	Inscription	Founder	Size
1	TE DEVM LAVDAMVS 1703	Samuel I Smith, York	25
2	SOLI DEO GLORIA PAX HOMINIBUS 1754	G Dalton, York	26.25
3	VENITE EXVLTEMVS DOMINO 1661 IOH: LAMBE RECTOR W W T K CHVRCHWARDENS	W. Curedon, Doncaster	30.06

The treble is by Samuel I Smith of York, the 2nd by George Dalton, and the tenor by William Curedon of Doncaster. This tenor, along with the tenor at Hickleton, are the only ones with Curedon's badge alone and without the initials of any of the Smith family.

In the inventory of 1552 for Edward VI three bells were recorded.