Love's Guide to The Bells of the City of London

Bell Restoration News A new Church Bells of London website The Church Bells of the City of London website has been rebuilt and relaunched using a more modern webdesign and incorporating new features. More > Bell at St Anne & St Agnes restored This church has lately been restored by St Vedast PCC concluding with the restoration of the bell for full circle ringing. The work was completed by Nicholson Engineering. More >

Latest Updates 13 Aug 23 St Bartholomew the Less Overhaul of all details plus dendrochronology report of frame 01 Mar 23 St Magnus the Martyr Photos of old bells 27 Dec 22 St Olave, Hart St Updated tenor weight 23 Sep 22 BELLFRAME INFO Now added in more detail where known across the site 02 Mar 22 St James Garlickhythe Photographs from the casting and installation of the new bells in 2012, including on the River Thames 10 Oct 20 St Dunstan-in-the-East New picture from John Pladdys collection 30 Aug 20 All bells (where known) are now marked as being in one of 4 states: hung for ringing, swinging, dead or unhung. 22 Aug 20 St Swithin London Stone Fate of service bell discovered 15 Mar 20 St Anne & St Agnes Bell restored. 11 Dec 19 Map Updated map 20 Nov 19 St Michael Cornhill Additional photos of the restoration work

This site is maintained by Dickon Love as a place to record his research into belfry archaeology and history in the City of London. Information comes from many sources, and Dickon is grateful to all those who have contributed to this research, particularly Chris Pickford, David Cawley, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and John Taylor Bellfounders. It aims to cover all bells in the City of London, both extant and those lost to history. Any corrections, comments, additions or observations would be gratefully received.

Dickon Love is an active bellringer in the City of London and is a Past Master and Hon Librarian of the Ancient Society of College Youths, who are responsible for ringing the bells at the major towers in the City. He is Tower Keeper/Captain at St Magnus the Martyr, St James Garlickhythe and St Mary Woolnoth. He conceived and ran the projects to install the new bells at St Magnus the Martyr, St Dunstan-in-the-West and St James Garlickhythe. The latter of these are the Royal Jubilee Bells which he managed when they rang on the River Thames, leading the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. He is Churchwarden at St Magnus the Martyr, Parish Clerk of St Clement Eastcheap and the 'Company Bellringer' for the Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.  He is also a member of the Cambridge University Guild and resident member of the Middlesex County Association & London Diocesan Guild, the Kent County Association and the St Martin's Guild.  His primary interest is in the history of bells and bell towers, and the focus of his research is on the the Cities of London and Westminster and the County of Kent.  He makes his living as a management consultant working in central government and his other interest concerns learning the Polish language.

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Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London