Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London

All Hallows the Great, Upper Thames St

Photo: ASCY archive

Prior to 1932

Bell	Weight (most recent)*	Weight (After transfer and tuning)	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Retuned	Fate
Smaller bell			27"		1736	Philip Hatherell	Never	Transf: St Jude Hampstead Gdn Sub
Former 3 of 4	18-1-19	18-3-21	48¼"		1670	John Hodson	Never here, retuned 1932 Mears & Stainbank.	Transf: St Jude Hampstead Gdn Sub

* Source of weight figures: As supplied 1670

Prior to 1736

Prior to 1670

Bell	Weight (most recent)	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Retuned	Fate
Treble (of 5)					Unknown		Not known when this went, possibly 1670?
2nd (of 5)					Unknown		Recast 1670
3rd (of 5)					Unknown		Recast 1670
4th (of 5)	15-2-26			1616	Miles Graye	Never	Recast 1670

Prior to 1627

Bell	Weight (most recent)	Diameter	Note	Date	Founder	Retuned	Fate
Tenor (of 5)	20-0-25			1616	Miles Graye	Never	Recast 1627-8

History

	1552	Record of 5 bells, a Sanctus bell, and a small bell for the jack and the clock. [1]
	1616	Churchwardens accounts refer to the recasting of the great bell (20-0-25) and 4th bell (15-2-26) by Miles Graye in 1616.
	1627	The tenor (of 5) was recast by Thomas Bartlet [2]
	1670	John Hodson cast 3 bells forming 1-3 of 4 over the existing great bell, and also a small bell.
	1677	A new church was built by Wren.
	1683	A tower was added to the church.
	1708	Record of "no bells except a small one to ring at prayer time" (which was clearly incorrect).
	1736	Small bell recast by Philip Hatherell. Bells 1, 2 and 4 were sold. "Mr Ford the founder" was named in the accounts (not Philip Hatherell).
c	1780	Entry appeared in Edward Simmons list of peals "hung and repaired: "All Hallows, Thames Street, London, 2 bells, tenor 20 cwt." entry undated.
	1824	Record of two bells.
	1876	The tower was moved for the widening of Great Victoria St.
	1893	Church (except tower) destroyed.
	1932	The bells were transferred to St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb. The larger bell was tuned by Mears & Stainbank in the process. [2]
	1939	Church bombed in the War.
	1964	The ruins of the substitute tower were demolished.
	1969	Mondial House was erected on the site.

[1]	"5 great bells and a saunce bell, a clock bell and a little bell for the jack and the clock". (Edwardian inventory, 1552)
[2]	(Accounts of 1627/8)
[2]	(London Diocesan Schedule, David L Cawley, 1980)

Engravings

Engraving of the church. Photo: DLC collection	Bells in the belfry. Photo: DLC collection.	Engraving of the church. Photo:
Engraving of the church. Photo:

Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London

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