St Michael, Paternoster Royal

The church was rebuilt by Sir Richard Whittington, who founded there a College of St Spirit and St Mary, whence College Hill takes its name. That great citizen, who was Lord Mayor 4 times, died in 1423 and was buried in the chancel. His remains were disturbed in the reign of Edward VI by Thomas Mountain, the Rector, who broke open his monument in the hope of discovering great treasure concealed there. He failed to find any, so he tore off from the corpse the leaden sheet in which it was wrapped. When Queen Mary succeeded to the throne, this sacriligious parson was ejected and Whittington's body again covered in lead and honourably interred, and his monument replaced. It was destroyed in the fire of 1666. It is supposed that the pre-fire church had 6 bells.
1674		Bell cast by John Hodson.
1694		Body of the church completed.
1713		Tower added, reaching a height of 128ź feet.
1866		Church was restored.
1892		The Hodson bell was recast by Mears & Stainbank.
1968		Bell rehung in a small steel frame by Whitechapel. Its canons and cast-in crown staple were removed and half turned. The fittings consist of a wrought iron headstock, fixed steel gudgeons, ball bearings, iron lever, pulley and independent staple, all of 1968, and clapper of 1892 with new top end.

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
Single Bell	2ž cwt approx.	21˝"	A	1892	Mears & Stainbank

Bell	Weight	Diameter	Note	Cast	Founder
Single Bell	2˝ cwt approx.	23"	A	1892	Mears & Stainbank