ST
EDMUND KING & MARTYR, |
|
|
DETAILS OF THE BELLS |
Bell Weight Diameter
Note Cast Founder 1
2 cwt approx. 20½" B flat 1739 Thomas Lester 2
14¾ cwt approx. 42¾" G flat 1675
Anthony Bartlett
INSCRIPTIONS |
| 1. | THE GIFT OF JOSEPH SMART MERCHANT TAYLER OF LONDON 1675 . RECAST ANNO DOMINI 1739 | |||
| 2. | GOD SAVE THE KING.THOMAS FIRMAN DANIELL WALLIS CHVRCH WARDENS 1675 | |||
|
| The stop on the Sanctus is a square containing a circle and a stop. |
HISTORY |
| 1292. | Church known as "St Edmund towards Garcherche" |
| 1348 | Church known as "St Edmund in Lombardestrete" |
| 1666. | Old church destroyed in the Great Fire. |
| 1675 | A large and a small bell were cast for the church. |
| 1690 | New church completed by Wren with a tower designed like a lighthouse, ornamented at the angles by flaming urns in allusion to the Great Fire. |
| 1739 | Sanctus bell recast. |
| 1864 | Church restored. |
| 1880 | Church restored again. |
| 2005 | Church renovated and reopened as a Spiritual Bookshop. |
PHOTOGRAPHS |
![]() |
| The larger bell. |
![]() |
| The smaller bell. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|