ALL HALLOWS, LOMBARD STREET |
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DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
| Bell | Weight | Diameter |
Note | Cast | Founder |
1 |
5 cwt approx. | 25¾" | G sharp | 1732 |
Richard Phelps |
2 |
5½ cwt approx. | 27" | F sharp | 1726 |
Richard Phelps |
3 |
5¾ cwt approx. | 28¾" | E | 1726 |
Richard Phelps |
4 |
6 cwt approx. | 31" | D sharp | 1750 |
Thomas Lester |
5 |
7 cwt approx. | 32¾" | C sharp | 1726 |
Richard Phelps |
6 |
8 cwt approx. | 34½" | B | 1726 |
Richard Phelps |
7 |
9½ cwt approx. | 39" | A | 1726 |
Richard Phelps |
8 |
11 cwt approx. | 39¾" | G sharp | 1750 |
Thomas Lester |
9 |
14 cwt approx. | 43¼" | F sharp | 1726 |
Richard Phelps |
10 |
19½ cwt approx. | 48¼" | E | 1726 | Richard Phelps |
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | R: PHELPS FECIT J732. | |||
| 2. | R: PHELPS FECIT J726. | |||
| 3. | R: PHELPS FECIT J726. | |||
| 4. | T. LESTER FECIT. HENRY BURT & DANIEL TAYLOR CHVRCH WARDENS. 1750 | |||
| 5. | R: PHELPS FECIT J726. | |||
| 6. | R: PHELPS FECIT J726. | |||
| 7. | R: PHELPS FECIT J726. | |||
| 8. | THOMAS LESTER FECIT. HENRY BURT (border) 1750 (border) | |||
| 9. | R: PHELPS FECIT J726. | |||
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FORMER BELLS |
After the fire there were originally 2 bells in the tower:
| Weight | Diameter |
Cast | Founder | Fate |
| 7-1-25 | 347/8" | 1723 |
Richard Phelps | Transferred to St Paul, Southwark, then St John, Herne Bay, before falling apart. |
| Details of the other bell are currently unknown. | Transferred to St Paul, Southwark and disappeared after the War. | |||
| RICHARD PHELPS MADE ME J723 |
HISTORY |
1516 |
The building of the church commenced. |
1544 |
Tower completed. Much of the stone came from the lately dissolved priory of St John of Jerusalem near Smithfield, as well as the frame in which the priory bells had hung. Mr Warner, a draper of the parish, bought the priory bells intending to give them to All Hallows, but he died before the transaction could be completed. His son and heir refused to carry out the intention, so the tower was only equipped with one bell. |
1552 |
Record of 2 bells, one probably being a saunce bell. The inventory also refers to the sale of 3 broken bells. |
1666 |
Church damaged in the Great Fire. |
1686 - 1694 |
Church rebuilt by Wren at a cost of £8,058 15s. 6d. Two bells (a large one and a small one) were placed in the tower. |
1726 |
A ring of 10 bells were cast by Richard Phelps for St Dionis, Backchurch. |
1732 |
Treble recast as it was broken. |
1750 |
4th and 8th were recast as they were cracked. |
1824 |
Record of 2 bells. |
1879 |
The ten bells from St Dionis, Backchurch were hung in All Hallows. The Order in Council provided that the two bells from All Hallows should go to the new church of St Dionis, Parsons Green, Fulham., but the churchwardens disregarded the order and disposed of them to St Paul's, Southwark. The churchwardens at Parsons Green were not happy with this, but were pacified with a bell from St Michael, Bassishaw (which came via St Etheldreda's, Fulham). |
1900 |
One of the bells given to St Paul's, Southwark was sold to St John's, Herne Bay, Kent for a very generous £20 where it was hung by Samuel Goslin. |
1938 |
The east wall of the church was found to be unsafe. Despite the many petitions, the church was pulled down. The tower was dismantled and rebuilt on a new site in Twickenham where also most of the fittings were transferred. Other churches were built out of the proceeds of the sale of All Hallows, the first being All Hallows, North Greenford (consecrated 1941). The old bells were initially offered to the new Cathedral of Guildford, but they were passed over in favour of a new ring. The site was used as the head office for Barclay's Bank. |
WWII |
The church of St Paul's, Southwark was badly damaged and the remaining All Hallows bell was lost. |
1951 |
The bells were tuned, the 8th and tenor recast and the bells hung in their familiar tower at Twickenham. |
1973 |
The bell in the church of St John's, Herne Bay, which had been declared redundant, was rescued by the Kent County Association. It was however of such poor repair, it fell apart before it reached the ground. |
1988 |
The 2 trebles from All Hallows Twickenham were replaced with new bells. The old bells were given to St John the Baptist, Windsor - this is therefore their 4th home! |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
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The tower in Lombard Street was very difficult to photograph on account of the tall building surrounding it. |
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Now that the tower has been rebuilt at All Hallows, Twickenham, it can be viewed that much easier. |
