The Bells of the City of London
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Love's
Guide to The Bells of the City of London |
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St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
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Details of the Bells |
| Bell | Weight (most recent) | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | ||
| ҂ | Single Bell | 3-3-3 | 26¾" | E | 1659 | John Hodson, Whitechapel | 1971 Whitechapel Bell Foundry |
History |
| 1250 | The Close Rolls refer to two small bells in the Tower of London. | ||
| 1607 | Articles refer to the use of the tower bell as a curfew bell. | ||
| 1651 | A small bell was (re)cast for the tower near the Lieutenant's lodgings. It is not known who cast this bell, but it bears the initials WB. | ||
| 1659 | A bell was (re)cast for the chapel of St Peter ad Vincula and hung in the cupola above the tower. | ||
| 1854 | A clock chime of 3 bells was supplied by Charles & George Mears at a cost of £101 13s. 7d. [1] | ||
| 1971 | The cupola of the chapel was reconstructed. The bell was cleaned by shot blasting, quarter turned and rehung on a new timber headstock by Whitechapel. |
| [1] | Hon Board of Ordnance [index book says "The Tower of London, Quarters & Hour, 3, 7¾ cwt", bells for clock 3-0-17, 3-3-19, 7-3-23 (15-0-3) @ 6/15/4 £101.13.7 (Whitechapel Daybook, 4 Feb 1854) |
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| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London | Page updated: 13 October 2019 |