The Church Bells of the City of London

ST GEORGE, BOTOLPH LANE

Formerly 2 bells
Tenor: 6 cwt approx.
Church and tower demolished 1904.

DETAILS OF THE BELLS

Bell

Weight

Diameter

Note

Cast

Founder

1

19½"

1674

Anthony Bartlet

2

30¾" 1674 Anthony Bartlet

INSCRIPTIONS

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HISTORY

1552

Record of 3 bells in the tower ("Item in the stepell thre medell belles and a Lyttel bell")

1634

Record of a new wheel given to a bell.

1642

Record of a new clapper to the great bell and mending of a clapper to one of the bells.

1649

Record of £1.12.0 paid to a bellhanger for work on the bells.

1649-50

10s was paid to mend the wheel of the Saints bell.

1650

23rd Feb

£1.5.0 was paid to "John Hudson for a new wheel to the great bell and other things".

1666

Church destroyed in the Great Fire.

1671 - 9

Church rebuilt by Wren.

1674

Church rebuilt.

1675

8th July

Record of £15 paid "by mony paid to yet Bell founder".

1708

Record of 2 bells.

1884

26th Oct

Church reopened.

1898

Church fell into disuse.

1901

Parish united with that of St Mary at Hill.

1903 - 4

Church demolished.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo DrL 28th Dec 2002 All there is left of this church are the gates to the churchyard. The building behind is attached to St Mary at Hill Church. This photograph was taken in Dec 2002.