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

St Mary Aldermanbury, Aldermanbury

Photo: ASCY archive

Bells destroyed in 1940

History

	1437		The Lord Mayor, Sir William Englefield, gave 5 new bells (he "changed their bells into 5 tuneable ones"). [1]
	1552		Record of 5 bells and a sanctus. [2]
	1666		The church was destroyed in the Great Fire.
	1675		A bell was cast by James Bartlet.
	1677		The church was rebuilt by Wren complete with a western tower with a cornice and pierced parapet, the angles of which carried many pedestals. Upon the tower was placed a turret in two stages, the lower containing the clock faces. Height 90 ft.
	1696		The site was sold and the stones were sold to Fulton, Missouri, USA, where the church was rebuilt..
	1708		Record of 2 bells.
	1809		The smaller bell was recast by Thomas Mears II. The clock was supplied at this time by Moore of Clerkenwell (with four 7 ft dials).
	1824		Record of 2 bells.
	1897		The smaller bell was noted to be hanging at the top of a wooden superstructure for the clock and usually rung for service. The larger bell was noted to be almost disused. [3]
	1917		The parish was united with that of St Alphage, London Wall.
	1940		The church and bells were destroyed by enemy action.
	1954		The parish was united with that of St Giles, Cripplegate.

[1]	(Walters Ms p.114)
[2]	v belles in the steple one greater than another and a little sancts bell - vi beeles greate & small (Edwardian Inventory, 1552)
[3]	(Eeles, FC, 1897)

Pictures of the church in London.

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Pictures of the church rebuilt in Missouri.

The church, now rebuilt in Fulton, Missouri, USA.
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Love's Guide to the Church Bells of the City of London

Page updated: 13 October 2019