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St Margaret Pattens, Eastcheap
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Details of the Bells |
Bell | Weight (most recent) | Weight (As received 2014) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | |
Service Bell | 6-0-6 | 6-0-22 | 22¹⁵⁄₁₆" | C | 1768 | Lester & Pack, Whitechapel | 2014 Whitechapel | |
Priest's Bell | 2-0-25 | 2-1-7 | 31⅛" | F | 1624 | Thomas Bartlett, Whitechapel | 2014 Whitechapel |
Inscriptions |
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History |
201 | The bells were removed from the tower, sandblasted, tuned, and rehung by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. The larger bell received new fittings for full circle ringing, while the smaller bell was fitted with an electric solenoid hammer. They were rededicated in 2015 by the Bishop of London. | ||
1552 | Record of a single bell. [1] | ||
1624 | The smaller bell was cast. | ||
1666 | The church was destroyed in the Great Fire. The small bell somehow survived it, or maybe the current bell in the tower was not present during the time of the fire. | ||
1684 | The church was rebuilt by Wren. | ||
c | 1700 | The smaller frame was built. | |
1708 | Record of 2 bells. | ||
1768 | The larger bell was recast. | ||
1824 | Record of 2 bells. | ||
1923 | The bells were rehung with new fittings by Mears & Stainbank and the existing frame, which dates back to the early 19th century, was strengthened. | ||
2001 | Building work at the base of the tower necessitated the ringing of the bell to be done on the 1st floor (rather than the ground floor). | ||
2009 | The bells were inspected and a report was made by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. |
[1] | One bell in the steple. (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
Pictures of the church |
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![]() The church in 1920. Photo: Spitalfields Life |
Pictures from the belfry |
Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London | Page updated: 13 October 2019 |