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 Lawrence Pountney, Laurence Pountney Lane
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The bells (assumed) destroyed in the Great Fire |
| Bell | Weight | Diameter | Note | Date | Founder | Retuned | Fate | |
| Treble | 1631 | Unknown | Never | Destroyed 1666 (assumed) | ||||
| 2 | 1631 | Unknown | Never | Destroyed 1666 (assumed) | ||||
| 3 | 1631 | Unknown | Never | Destroyed 1666 (assumed) | ||||
| 4 | 1631 | Unknown | Never | Destroyed 1666 (assumed) | ||||
| Tenor | 1631 | Unknown | Never | Destroyed 1666 (assumed) |
History |
| 1536 | -7 | Record of baldricks provided for the bells. | |
| 1537 | -8 | Record of baldrick for the Great Bell and mending of the wheel as well as payments for funeral knells. | |
| 1552 | Record of 3 bells. [1] | ||
| 1623 | Record of stirrop for the saints bell. | ||
| 1631 | 5 new bells were cast and hung in the tower in new frames. [2] | ||
| 1634 | -5 | Record of rope provided for the Great Bell. | |
| 1666 | Church destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt. | ||
| 1670 | Church united with that of St Mary Abchurch. |
| [1] | iij belles in the steple. Item ij little saintes belles (Edwardian Inventory, 1552) |
| [2] | The Steeple of this Church was new ledded, five new Bells were hung, and the Frames they hung in, new made. All the Iles were new raised and levelled, and the whole Church within and without worthily repaired and beautified, at the Cost and Charge of the Parish, in the Years of our Lord God 1631, and 1632. (A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, John Strype, 1720) |
The churchyard today |
All there is left of this church is the church yard. Photo: Dickon R Love, 2002 |
| Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London | Page updated: 13 October 2019 |