Sutton on Trent All Saints

Bells

Old bell frame truss

The remains of a very early bell-frame Elphick 'H', Pickford Group 1. variant viii, form bell frame, perhaps dating to the 13th century, survive in the Bell Chamber, among a handful of such frames known nationally.

In 1551 the church had ‘4 belles, a lyttyl bell and 2 hand belles’. Four bells are recorded in a list of furnishings in 1786. In 1824-5 the four bells were re-cast and a fifth one added. These five bells were all recast in 1922 by John Taylor and Co., Loughborough, when a further one was added and a new steel bell-frame constructed. Finally two new bells were hung in 1931 to make a ring of eight. The Tenor bell in G weighs 12 cwt 1 stone 11 lbs (627 kg.)

	Inscription	Size	Weight
Treble	T H J ELING VICAR C PARSONS E A MIDWINTER CHURCHWARDENS		3 cwt 2 2
2	AD MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM THE GIFT OF ROBERT M CAFFERATA IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE HILDA		3 cwt 2 19
3	THE FAITH BELL G M G BARTLEY MA VICAR 1922	2’ 2	3 cwt 2 24
4	ALL SAINTS’ BELL 1825 RECAST 1922	2’ 4	4 cwt 1 13
5	ST GEORGE FOR ENGLAND 1824 RECAST 1922	2’ 6½	5 cwt 1 6
6	THE RINGERS’ BELL E A MIDWINTER J W NEEP 1824 RECAST 1922	2 8½	6 cwt 2 22
7	G M G BARTLEY MA VICAR J E GREGORY H ROGERSON CHURCHWARDENS 1825 RECAST 1922	3’ 0	8 cwt 1 27
Tenor	J HARRISON FOUNDER SAMUEL PENNINGTON & WILLIAM BUTTERY CHURCHWARDENS 1825 RECAST 1922	3’ 4½	12 cwt 1 11

In the ringing chamber affixed or hanging on the walls are notices recording notable peals, with the names of those ringing. They include (in order from south-east corner of chamber):

South wall	31 December 1931, Treble Bob Minor
	5 January 1939, Grandsire Triples
	12 May 1937, Bob Major, on Coronation day of George VI
	6 June 1953, Grandsire Triples, celebrating the Coronation of Elizabeth II
	31 December 1929, Treble Bob Minor
West wall	20 June 1936, Little Bob Major
	1 February 1936, Stedman Triples, bells muffled for the death of George V
	10 May 2003, Crawford Cup Contest Certificate, held at Calverton, where Sutton came first with 360 changes of Grandsire Doubles
North side	14 May 2005, similar certificate for Crawford Cup held at North Muskham, where Sutton won with 360 changes of Plain Bob Minor
	24 May 2004, certificate for Crawford Cup held at Linby, where Sutton came second with 360 changes of Grandsire Doubles
	13 May 2006, certificate for Crawford Cup held at East Drayton, where Sutton came second with 360 changes of Plain Bob Minor
	12 May 2007, certificate for Crawford Cup held at St Mary’s Attenborough, where Sutton came third.
	10 June 1972, Grandsire Triples (in tribute to Grace and Katherine Burchnall on their 75th birthday, in which both were ringing – see also Memorials 10)
East side	2 October 1954, Bob Major (the 200th peal by Grace Burchnall (1) and Katherine Burchnall (2) of which all had been rung together)
	25 February 2002, certificate for Crawford Cup held at St Mary Magdalene, Newark, where Sutton came fourth, Grandsire Doubles
	9 May 1998, certificate for Crawford Cup held at St Mary’s Edwinstowe, where Sutton came fifth, Grandsire Doubles
	5 May 2001, certificate for Crawford Cup held at St Mary’s Clifton, where Sutton came sixth, Grandsire Doubles
	1 October 1932, Bob Major