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Temple Church, Temple
 Photo: Dickon Love, 10 Feb 2012
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | ||
| ꓕ | Single bell | 38" | B♭ | 1686 | James Bartlett, Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
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How the bells are tuned |
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History |
| 1185 | The church was consecrated. It was originally the headquarters of the Knights Templar. | ||
| 1307 | The Knights Templar were abolished and the church went to the Crown. | ||
| 1666 | The church was undamaged in the Great Fire of London. | ||
| 1686 | A bell was cast by James Bartlett, as part of Sir Christopher Wren's refurbishment, and hung for ringing in its own frame at the top of a turret tower on the north side of the church. It is quite possible that the turret was built around the bell. |
Views of the tower |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Rather than a base for a tower, this addition was built to house the organ. Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Pictures from the belfry |
View up the spire. Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Remains of the old bell wheel. Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
There is very little room in the belfry as it is only just large enough to fit the bell. You can see here that the bell used to sit in plain bearings, but has since been hung dead on a raised platform. Photo: Dickon R Love, 24 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Feb 2014 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Feb 2014 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Feb 2014 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Feb 2014 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Feb 2014 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 27 Feb 2014 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London | Page updated: 13 October 2019 |