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Prior to 1967
Bell Weight Diameter Note Date Founder Retuned Fate
Tenor (of 3)28-0-1753⅞"E♭1858John Warner & SonsNeverBroken up 1967.

History
1789 St Margaret's chapel was built.
1849 Building started on the present church built, William Butterfield architect. This was the successor to the chapel. It was opened in 1859.
1858 3 bells were cast and hung in a new frame for 5 bells in the tower by John Warner and Sons. Of these bells, Lord Grimthorpe (to whose specification they were cast) said, "Bells sound better in a large chamber than a small one. Anyone who has heard the Doncaster bells will hardly believe that the three bells of All Saints, Margaret Street, are repetitions by the same founder of the 1st, 4th and tenor of Doncaster. But Doncaster bell chamber is 23 ft square, and Margaret Street not more than 14, or just two fifths of the area." The frame was a lowside oakframe (the missing bells being apparently D and G, muscailly the 2nd and 6th giving 1,2,4,6,8.
1895 The church was reopened after restoration on 22 Sept.
1958 Mears & Stainbank inspected and recommended part rehanging with new ironwork and chiming hammers, either electrically or manually operated.
1965 Mears & Stainbank recommended recasting the three bells into a chime of eight, tenor 6¼ cwt in C.
1966 Bells inspected by David Cawley. He reported that none of the bells appeared ever to have been rung full circle probably due to fears for the security of this tall slender brick tower with a spire 200 feet high. Only the treble had any appreciable soundbow wear. This bell had angular canons and had a cast-in crown staple; the two larger had Lord Grimthorpe's Doncaster head with independent staples.
1971 The tenor was broken up in the tower by Mears & Stainbank, who rehung the other two "dead"w ith lever-clappers.

Articles

  • "Report on the bells", Clouston, R M C, Technical consultant on Bells for the CCC () 5 March 1966
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    Recent Peals
    The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
    2023-09-235012 Blanchland Alliance Major
    2023-09-235043 Stedman Caters
    2023-09-235007 Stedman Cinques
    2023-09-235088 Sibsey Surprise Major
    2023-09-235040 Stedman Triples
    2023-09-235042 Yorkshire Surprise Maximus
    2023-09-235045 Stedman Caters
    2023-09-235079 Stedman Cinques
    2023-09-235152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
    2023-09-235040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
    2023-09-235056 Cambridge Surprise Major
    2023-09-235040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
    2023-09-235088 Spliced Major (12m)
    2023-09-235001 Stedman Cinques
    2023-09-225056 Cambridge Surprise Major
    2023-09-225000 Bristol Surprise Royal
    2023-09-225040 Lincolnshire Surprise Royal
    2023-09-225040 Spliced Surprise Minor (10m)
    2023-09-225040 Maltby Surprise Royal
    2023-09-225040 Minor (7m)
    2023-09-225040 Cambridge Surprise Royal
    2023-09-225040 Yorkshire Surprise Royal
    2023-09-225040 Spliced Surprise Maximus (4m)
    2023-09-215152 Spliced Surprise Major (23m)
    2023-09-215056 Wicken Major
    Recent Quarter Peals
    The most recent performances, according to BellBoard.
    2023-09-241296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
    2023-09-241320 Surprise Minor (2m)
    2023-09-241288 Grandsire Triples
    2023-09-231280 Cambridge Surprise Major
    2023-09-231260 Grandsire Triples
    2023-09-231272 Berrynarbor Surprise Minor
    2023-09-231260 Plain Bob Doubles
    2023-09-231260 Grandsire Triples
    2023-09-231260 Doubles (4m/v)
    2023-09-231260 Doubles (3m)
    2023-09-231260 Doubles (7p/m/v)
    2023-09-231344 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
    2023-09-231260 Plain Bob Doubles
    2023-09-231260 Doubles (9m/v)
    2023-09-231280 Plain Bob Major
    2023-09-231320 London Scholars' Pleasure Treble Bob Minor
    2023-09-231280 Minor (2m)
    2023-09-231260 Doubles (2m)
    2023-09-231260 Plain Bob Doubles
    2023-09-231250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major
    2023-09-231296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
    2023-09-231280 Superlative Surprise Major
    2023-09-231272 Rossendale Surprise Minor
    2023-09-231260 Grandsire Triples
    2023-09-231274 Plain Bob Triples
    Full list of peals on Bellboard here
    		 Full list of quarters on Bellboard here

    Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London Page updated: 24 September 2023