Harwell Bells

Bells have been rung in Harwell for almost 400 years. In 1932 two additional bells were added to the older 6 which are now the oldest existing ring of 6 in the world. ( See F.Sharpe, The Church bells of Berkshire p 127)

Since 1932 there have been 8 bells and a Sanctus bell; the tenor weighs 16-1-26 (cwt-qr-lb), diameter 47" in E.

bell no.	weight cwt-qr-lb	date cast	founder	inscription
treble	4-1-24	1932	Taylor of Loughborough	* TAYLORS * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH * 1932 TO THE GLORY OF GOD THIS PEAL OF SIX BELLS  WAS COMPLETELY RESTORED & TWO NEW BELLS WERE ADDED BY THE BARRON BELL TRUST IN 1932 EMMA BARRON, FOUNDER OF THE BARRON BELL TRUST. F.HOPKINS, P.M.WALROND, H.W.ELDRED, TRUSTEES. (T)
2	4-3-7	1932	Taylor of Loughborough	* TAYLORS * FOUNDERS * LOUGHBOROUGH * 1932 (T)
3	5-3-11	1611	William Yare Reading	HYMFRIE LODER GAVE THIS BELL 1611 W (8) Y
4	6-3-2	1590	Joseph Carter  Reading	Praise ye the lorde 1590 (C) I (6) C
5	8-0-14	1611	William Yare Reading	THIS BELL WAS MADE 1611 W (8) Y
6	9-3-11	1612	William Yare Reading	THIS BELL WAS MADE 1612 W (8) Y
7	13-1-27	1597	Joseph Carter  Reading	ThiS bell WaS Made in the Yeare of our lorde 1597 J (8) C
tenor	16-1-26	1612	William Yare Reading	THIS BELL WAS MADE 1612  W (8) Y
sanctus	1-3-0#	~1770	Robert Wells of Aldbourne	R : WELLS ABOURN

Notes
1. in the inscriptions (T) means the Founders Mark of Taylors, (C) is the impression of a coin,
numbers in (), e.g. (6) or (8) refer to figure numbers in F.Sharpe's book
2. on the 4th, the 9 in the date 1590 is reversed it looks more like a p with a sloping tail.
3. The canons of the larger bells were removed in 1932. The Sanctus is the only bell left with canons

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