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1237 |
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Patronage of the church was given by Richard de Barking, Abbot of Westminster, to King Henry III. |
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1552 |
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Record of 4 large bells and a small bell. [1] |
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1666 |
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The church escaped the Great Fire, but only just. The tower was later to contain 6 bells. |
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1671 |
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The famous clock was made by Thomas Harries. It bears "two figures of savages or wild men well carved in wood and painted natural colours appearing as big as life standing erect with each knotty club in his hand wherewith they alternately strike the quarters, not only their arms, but even their heads moving at every blow." |
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1713 |
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The 6 bells were recast into a new ring of 8 bells, tenor c. 20 cwt, by Richard Phelps. |
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1714 |
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Record of 6 bells in the tower (Paterson). This was clearly a mistake. |
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1727 |
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The first peal of Double Bob Major was rung here, by the Ancient Society of College Youths. |
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1739 |
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Two new clock bells were supplied. |
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1829 |
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The old church was pulled down. |
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1830 |
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The bells and figures were bought by Lord Hertford for £200 and moved to what was then Lord Aldenham's villa in Regent's Park. |
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1831 |
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First stone of the new church was laid on 27 July.. The architect was John Shaw. He died before it was completed, so the work was continued by his son. The 90 foot tower is surmounted by a pierced octagonal lantern raising it to 130 feet. |
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1832 |
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The 8 bells from the old church were recast by Thomas Mears and hung in the new tower. |
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1833 |
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The new church was consecrated on 31 July. According to the Whitechapel Index Book, "an old London Newspaper" dated 1833 gave the weight of the tenor as 1908 lbs, i.e. 17-0-4. [2] |
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1914 |
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The tenor bell was reported to be cracked. It is unlikely that the bells were rung at all during the 20th Century. |
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1935 |
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The clock bells and figures were restored to the church, with Mears & Stainbank facilitating the rehanging. Mr A. Hughes from Whitechapel who rehung them, reported them as been very poor bells. |
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1969 |
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The 8 bells were removed from the tower and scrapped by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The tower was thoroughly cleaned, inside and out, and a single (stock Whitechapel, cast in 1961) bell was hung on RSJs, rung with a lever clapper. |
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1970 |
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Clock bells rehung and shotblasted by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. They hang on wrought ironwork and have only the clubs of the figures and the hour hammer to the largest as fittings. They retain their canons but the cast-in staples are drilled out. |
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2011 |
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A new ring of 10 bells was cast at Whitechapel. |
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2012 |
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The new bells were consecrated in the nave by the Bishop of London, The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Richard Chartres on 14th March. They were then hung in a new frame, by Whitechapel. The old service bell was removed from the tower and sold to All Saints Fulham to be a service bell. The first quarter peal took place on Sat 10 May for the Civil Partnership of Dickon Love, who led the restoration. The first peal took place on Tue 5 Jun while HM The Queen passed the church on her way to St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. These bells are therefore known as the "Jubilee Bells". |
The furnace is heating the bell metal. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 7 moulds are standing ready to be filled. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The furnace empties metal into the ladle. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Impurities on the surface of the metal is scrapped off the top. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 5th is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 6th is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 7th is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Spectators. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Topping up some of the moulds. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The courtyard of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The new Whitechapel Bell Foundry stamp, which had arrived a couple of days earlier. This stamp doesn't appear on the front 7, but does on the back 3. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Matthew Burroughs and Lisa Nelson with the larger Royal Arms stamp. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 5th, 6th and 7th cooling down. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Dickon Love, who conceived and led the project to install the bells. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Erica and Bernard Sisk from the church. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Lisa Nelson and Gareth Williams from Viridor Credits. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The Pugin gothic letter set for the inscription bands. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Matthew Burroughs with the stamps for the Royal Arms that appear on all the bells, by specific permission from Buckingham Palace. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The new bell frame starts to take shape in the workshop. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The treble is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 2nd is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 4th is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Andrew Middlicott with the 4th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Geraldine Forster with the 3rd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Ben Constant with the 5th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Andrew Brown with the treble. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
All 7 bells now cooling down on the foundry floor. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Kevin and Annette Hughes
with the 4th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 25 Nov 2011 |
The 8th, 9th and tenor moulds. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The tenor is cast. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 7th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 6th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 3rd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 2nd. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 5th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 4th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 6th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The treble. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
The bell frame taking further shape. (The framesides for St James Garlickhythe are in the foreground). Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Matthew Burroughs, The Revd William Gulliford and David Powell Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
The 7th. Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
The St Dunstan-in-the-West Bells: (l-r) Dickon Love, Paul Mounsey, David Powell, Alan Regin, Matthew Burroughs. Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Members of the St Dunstan's Guild Church Council warming up next to the tenor Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
Photo: Marc McDonald, 16 Dec 2011 |
The crypt was used as a workshop to build the sound control panels. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Building in the belfry. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
The intermediate chamber, which used to hold a clock mechanism. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
The clock room. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
The ceiling of the clock room, where the beams of the old 8-bell frame can be seen. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
The ringing room. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
The organ room. Note that the staircase was later moved to the right. Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
David Powell, Church Warden
& Parish Clerk Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Dickon Love with the new bells. Photo: Dickon R Love, 13 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
David Powell, Richard Chartres,
Dickon Love and William Gulliford Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The Bishop with Dickon Love. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The processions. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Welcome by the Guild Vicar, Rev'd William Gulliford. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Alan and Kathryn Hughes in the congregation. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The bells are sprinkled with holy water. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
"Chantelle" - the choir. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Andrew Brown names the treble bell. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The bishop anoints the bell with the Oil of the Sick. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Ben Constant & Adam Greenley name the 2nd. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Geraldine Forster names the 3rd. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Shirley McGill, Master of the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths, names the 8th. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The Bishop then anointed each bell with the Oil of Baptism. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The incensation, while Grandsire Caters is rung on handbells. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The Society of Cumberland Youths rang the handbells. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The Blessing. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
David Powell says a few words. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Dickon Love reads the lesson. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
The Sermon. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Ben Constant & Adam Greenley name the 2nd. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Geraldine Forster names the 3rd. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Annette & Kevin Hughes names the 4th. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Alan Regin names the 5th, on behalf of John Dunn from New Zealand. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Ian White from Viridor Credits names the 7th. Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Jim Snyder names the tenor, telling the Bishop it is also to be affectionately known as "Great Dunstan". Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Claire E F Dyer, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 14 Mar 2012 |
The frame starts to be built. Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
The 9th on the ground ready to be raised, first through the porch ceiling ... Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
... then through the organ room … Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
... through the ringing room (itself under construction) … Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
... through the intermediate chamber … Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
... into the belfry. Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Looking down at the 2nd at the base of the tower. Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
The 2nd in the ringing room. Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 3 Apr 2012 |
On 4th April, the tenor is the last to arrive. Photo: Dickon R Love, 4 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 4 Apr 2012 |
Photo: Dickon R Love, 4 Apr 2012 |
All bells now in. Photo: Dickon R Love, 4 Apr 2012 |