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Love's
Guide to The Bells of the City of London |
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♫ An extract from a peal on Christmas Eve, 2006 of Stedman Caters(James White, 24 Dec 2006) |
Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | ||
® | 1 | Maud | 6-2-16 | 29½" | F | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 2 | Victoria | 7-2-21 | 30½" | E♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 3 | Louise | 8-1-5 | 33" | D♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 4 | George | 9-0-19 | 34" | C | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 5 | Albert Victor | 10-3-14 | 37½" | B♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 6 | Arthur | 13-1-18 | 40⅝" | A♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 7 | Alfred | 16-2-19 | 44½" | G♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 8 | Alexandra | 20-2-24 | 47½" | F | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 9 | Albert Edward | 27-0-0 | 52½" | E♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
® | 10 | Viictoria | 38-1-15 | 59⅜" | D♭ | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Never |
Bellframes |
Frame | Bells | Year | Maker | Material | Truss(es) | Local Layout | |||
1 | All bells | 1893 | John Taylor & Co., Loughborough | Cast iron, Oak |
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History |
1887 | The building of the Imperial Institute, designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt FRIBA began. | ||
1893 | A ring of 10 bells was cast by John Taylor & Co. originally as a gift to Queen Victoria from the Australian millionairess Elizabeth M. Millar of Melbourne. They were dedicated to the Princess of Wales (as is recorded on the 8th Bell) and thus known as the "Alexandra Peal". The Imperial Institute was opened by Queen Victoria on 10 May and the bells were rung by the College and Cumberland Youths. |
Documents |
The belfry |
![]() The 8th inscription. Photo: James White, 2007 |
![]() The founder's mark. Photo: James White, 2007 |
Dedications of the bells |
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